Europium(III) bromide (or europium tribromide) is a crystalline compound, a salt, made of one
europium
Europium is a chemical element with the symbol Eu and atomic number 63. Europium is the most reactive lanthanide by far, having to be stored under an inert fluid to protect it from atmospheric oxygen or moisture. Europium is also the softest lanth ...
and three
bromine atoms.
Europium tribromide is a grey powder at room temperature.
It is odorless.
Europium tribromide is
hygroscopic.
Reactions
When vaporized, europium(III) bromide reacts by the equation:
*2 EuBr
3 → 2 Eu + 3 Br
2
Europium(III) bromide is also created through the equations:
*4 EuBr
2+ 4 HBr → 4 EuBr
3 + 2 H
2
References
{{Lanthanide halides
Bromides
Europium(III) compounds