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.
Corrosive
Irritant
Environmental hazard
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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.
| 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 … |
| Color/Form | WHITE HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 394 °C |
| Boiling Point | 697 °C |
| Density | 4.22 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | 1 G SOL IN 0.25 ML H2O; 1 G SOL IN 0.5 ML 90% ALCOHOL |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5452 @ 18 °C/D |
| IUPAC Name | zinc dibromide |
| Molecular Formula | Br2Zn |
| Molecular Weight | 225.2 g/mol |
| CAS | 7699-45-8 |
| SMILES | [Zn+2].[Br-].[Br-] |
| InChIKey | VNDYJBBGRKZCSX-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| Catalog No | KC.2610006 |
| Pack sizes | 250GM · 500GM |
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