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Samarium compounds: samarium triiodide

The samarium in samarium triiodide formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Samarium triiodide

Formula as often written: SmI₃
Hill system formula: I₃Sm₁
CAS registry number: [13813-25-7]
Formula weight: 531.073
Class: iodide

Synonyms

samarium triiodide
samarium(III) iodide
samarium iodide

Physical properties

Colour: orange
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 850°C
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in samarium triiodide
Element	%
I	71.69
Sm	28.31

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the SmI₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Sm₁I₃

mass  %
525  11.6 ______
526   0.0 
527   0.0 
528  56.2 ____________________________
529  42.3 _____________________
530  51.7 __________________________
531  27.7 ______________
532   0.0 
533 100.0 __________________________________________________
534   0.0 
535  85.0 __________________________________________

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Trotman-Dickenson, (ed.) in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon, Oxford, UK, 1973.
R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
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J.W. Mellor in A comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry, volumes 1-16, Longmans, London, UK, 1922-1937.
J.E. Macintyre (ed.) in Dictionary of inorganic compounds, volumes 1-3, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 1992.