Iridium(III) chloride trihydrate | SSHADE

Solid phase

Official name: Iridium(III) chloride trihydrate

Name and identifiers

Secondary names: Iridium trichloride trihydrate
CAS number: 14996-61-3

Family: ionic solid
Class: normal salt
Compound type: chloride

Chemical composition

Formula: $IrCl_3 \bullet 3H_2O$
Chemical formula: IrCl3 • 3H2O
Elemental formula: (Ir3+) (Cl-)3 H6 O3
Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

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	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Ir^{3+}$	Iridium cation	element	1	0.14285714285714285	1	constituent cation	main
	$Cl^-$	Chloride anion	element	3	0.42857142857142855	1	constituent anion	main
	$H_2O$	Water	molecule	3	0.42857142857142855	1	hydration	main

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-OH$	2

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot (\cdot) Ir^{3+} \cdot Cl^{-}$	3
	$-O-H$	2

Class: normal salts (07)
Type: hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)

Crystallography

Phase type: crystalline
Crystal system: unknown
Crystal class: unknown

Physical properties

Molar mass: 316.6 $g/mol$
Density: 5.3 $g/cm^3$

Thermodynamical properties

State NTP

solid

Phase transitions

Phase transition type	Other phases	Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid decomposition		763°C (1036 K)

Optical properties

Refringence type: unknown
Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$: unknown
Pure color: green
Color: dark green
Diaphaneity: subtranslucent to opaque

Links and Publications

Links

Wikipedia: Iridium(III) chloride