CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Zinc bromide appears as a white crystalline noncombustible solid. The primary hazard is the threat to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit its spread to the environment. It is used in medicine, in photography. |
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| Color/Form | WHITE HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Taste | SHARP METALLIC TASTE |
| Boiling Point | 697 °C |
| Melting Point | 394 °C |
| Solubility | 1 G SOL IN 0.25 ML H2O; 1 G SOL IN 0.5 ML 90% ALCOHOL |
| Density | 4.22 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Heat of Vaporization | 118 kJ/mol |
| pH | AQ SOLUTION IS ACID TO LITMUS; PH ABOUT 4 |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5452 @ 18 °C/D |
| Other Experimental Properties | PARTIAL DECOMP AT 697 °C; VERY HYGROSCOPIC |
| Chemical Classes | Metals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 225.2 g/mol |
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| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 223.76377 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 221.76582 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 3 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 0 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 3 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Zinc bromide appears as a white crystalline noncombustible solid. The primary hazard is the threat to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit its spread to the environment. It is used in medicine, in photography.