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Tin compounds: tin selenide

The tin in tin selenide formally is in the oxidation state 2.

Tin selenide

Formula as often written: SnSe
Hill system formula: Se₁Sn₁
CAS registry number: [1315-06-6]
Formula weight: 197.67
Class: selenide

Synonyms

tin selenide
tin(II) selenide
stannous selenide

Physical properties

Colour: grey
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 861°C
Boiling point:
Density: 6180 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tin selenide
Element	%
Se	39.95
Sn	60.05

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of tin:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of tin selenide

Isotope pattern

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

Formula: Sn₁Se₁

mass  %
186   0.0 
187   0.0 
188   0.4 
189   0.0 
190   1.9 _
191   0.5 
192  10.0 _____
193   4.5 __
194  29.6 _______________
195  13.6 _______
196  74.5 _____________________________________
197  28.4 ______________
198 100.0 __________________________________________________
199  23.3 ____________
200  93.0 ______________________________________________
201   3.9 __
202  30.9 _______________
203   0.0 
204  15.3 ________
205   0.0 
206   2.5 _

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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