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Tantalum compounds: tantalum tetrabromide

The tantalum in tantalum tetrabromide formally is in the oxidation state 4.

Tantalum tetrabromide

Formula as often written: TaBr₄
Hill system formula: Br₄Ta₁
CAS registry number: [13842-76-7]
Formula weight: 500.564
Class: bromide

Synonyms

tantalum tetrabromide
tantalum(IV) bromide
tantalum bromide

Physical properties

Colour: dark blue
Appearance: solid
Melting point: 400°C (disproportionates)
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tantalum tetrabromide
Element	%
Br	63.85
Ta	36.15

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the TaBr₄ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ta₁Br₄

mass  %
496   0.0 
497  17.6 _________
498   0.0 
499  68.5 __________________________________
500   0.0 
501 100.0 __________________________________________________
502   0.0 
503  64.9 ________________________________
504   0.0 
505  15.8 ________

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. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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