Europium(II) bromide is a crystalline compound of one europium atom and two bromine atoms. Europium(II) bromide is a white powder at room temperature, and odorless. Europium dibromide is hygroscopic.
Reactions
Europium(II) bromide is known to be involved in three reactions:4
2 EuBr3 + Eu → 3 EuBr2 (requires a temperature of 800-900 °C) 2 EuBr3 → 2 EuBr2 + Br2 (requires a temperature of 900-1000 °C) Eu + HgBr2 → EuBr2 + Hg (requires a temperature of 700-800 °C)References
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