Barium Iodide (BaI2)-Powder

Characteristic




Barium iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula BaI2. The compound exists as an anhydrous and a hydrate (BaI2(H2O)2), both of which are white solids. 




Chemical formula：BaI2 (anhydrous)

                                 BaI2·2H2O (dihydrate)

Molar mass：391.136 g/mol (anhydrous)

                        427.167 g/mol (dihydrate)

Appearance：White orthorhombic crystals (anhydrous) colorless crystals (dihydrate)

Odor：odorless

Density：5.15 g/cm3 (anhydrous)

                 4.916 g/cm3 (dihydrate)

Melting point：711 °C (1,312 °F; 984 K) (anhydrous)

decomposes at：740 °C (dihydrate)

Solubility in water： 166.7 g/100 mL (0 °C)

                                   221 g/100 mL (20 °C)

                                   246.6 g/100 mL (70 °C)

Solubility：soluble in ethanol, acetone

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)：-124.0·10−6 cm3/mol

Crystal structure：Orthorhombic, oP12




Application




Preparation of other iodides.