Calcium diiodide
- Formula: CaI2
- Hill system formula: Ca1I2
- CAS registry number: [10102-68-8]
- Formula weight: 293.887
- Class: iodide
- Colour: pale yellow
- Appearance: crystalline solid
- Melting point: 779°C
- Boiling point: 1100°C
- Density: 4520 kg m-3
The following are some synonyms of calcium diiodide:
- calcium diiodide
- calcium(II) iodide
- calcium iodide
The oxidation number of calcium in calcium diiodide is 2.
Synthesis
Small pure smaples of calcum iodide may be made through the reaction of calcium metal in liquid ammonia with ammonium iodide.
Ca(NH3) + 2NH4I → CaI2 + 2NH3 + H2(g)
Solid state structure
- Geometry of calcium: 6 coordinate: octahedral
- Prototypical structure:
Element analysis
The table shows element percentages for CaI2 (calcium diiodide).
| Element | % |
|---|---|
| Ca | 13.64 |
| I | 86.36 |
Isotope pattern for CaI2
The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula CaI2 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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