Actinium(III) iodide is the a salt of the radioactive metal actinium. It is a white crystalline solid.[1] This compound was made by heating actinium oxide with a mixture of aluminium metal and iodine at 700 °C for two hours.[2]

Actinium(III) iodide[1]
Names
Other names
Actinium triiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Ac.3HI/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: GEJMCLWCDCNLDP-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [I-].[I-].[I-].[Ac+3]
Properties
AcI3
Molar mass 607.7412 g/mol
Appearance White crystalline solid
Related compounds
Other anions
Actinium(III) fluoride
Actinium(III) chloride
Actinium(III) bromide
Other cations
Lanthanum(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Actinium triiodide". WebElements. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ the University of Michigan (1948). The Preparation of Actinium Compounds. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Division. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2021.