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Barium diiodide dihydrate

  • Formula: BaI2.2H2O
  • Hill system formula: Ba1H4I2O2
  • CAS registry number: [7787-33-9]
  • Formula weight: 427.166
  • Class: iodide
  • Colour: white
  • Appearance: crystalline solid
  • Melting point: 740°C; 539°C (dehydrates to form BaI2)
  • Boiling point:
  • Density: 5000 kg m-3

The following are some synonyms of barium diiodide dihydrate:

  • barium diiodide dihydrate
  • barium(II) iodide 2-water
  • barium diiodide 2-water

The oxidation number of barium in barium diiodide dihydrate is 2.

Synthesis

Barium iodide dihydrate is made by the neutralization of barium carbonate with HI in water. The product crystallizes as the hydrate BaI2.2H2O. If this heated, dehydration to anhydrous BaI2 occurs.

BaCO3 + 2HI(aq) → BaI2(aq)

Element analysis

The table shows element percentages for BaI2.2H2O (barium diiodide dihydrate).

Element %
Ba 32.15
H 0.94
I 59.42
O 7.49

Isotope pattern for BaI2.2H2O

The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula BaI2.2H2O with the most intense ion set to 100%.

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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