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Strontium iodide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.871 |
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| Properties | |
| SrI2 (anhydrous) SrI2·6H2O (hexahydrate) | |
| Molar mass | 341.43 g·mol−1 (anhydrous) |
| Appearance | Colorless to white crystalline plates |
| Density | 4.55 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 4.40 g/cm3 (hexahydrate) |
| Melting point | 507 to 645 °C (945 to 1,193 °F; 780 to 918 K) |
| Boiling point | 1,773 °C (3,223 °F; 2,046 K) (decomposes) |
| 177.0 g/100 mL (20 °C) | |
| Solubility in ethanol | 3.1 g/100 ml (4 °C) |
| −112.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Orthorhombic, oP24 | |
| Pbca, No. 61 | |
| Hazards | |
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Main hazards |
Corrosive |
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| Danger | |
| H314 | |
| P280, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |
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| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
strontium fluoride strontium chloride strontium bromide |
Other cations |
beryllium iodide magnesium iodide calcium iodide barium iodide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Strontium iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula SrI2. It is a salt of strontium and iodine. It forms a hexahydrate SrI2·6H2O. It is an ionic, water-soluble, and deliquescent compound that can be used in medicine as a substitute for potassium iodide. It is also used as a scintillation gamma radiation detector, typically doped with europium, due to its optical clarity, relatively high density, high effective atomic number (Z=48), and high scintillation light yield. In recent years, europium-doped strontium iodide (SrI2:Eu2+) has emerged as a promising scintillation material for gamma-ray spectroscopy with extremely high light yield and proportional response, exceeding that of the widely used high performance commercial scintillator LaBr3:Ce3+. Large diameter SrI2 crystals can be grown reliably using vertical Bridgman technique and are being commercialized by several companies.
Strontium iodide can be prepared by reacting strontium carbonate with hydroiodic acid:
Strontium iodide forms a white powder that slowly changes to a yellowish colour when exposed to air. At high temperatures (in the presence of air) strontium iodide completely decomposes to form strontium oxide and free iodine.
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