Solid phase
Official name
Iridium(IV) chloride hydrate
Secondary names
Iridium tetrachloride hydrate
CAS number
10025-97-5
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
chloride
Chemical composition
Formula
$IrCl_4 \bullet nH_2O$
Chemical formula
lrCl4 • nH2O
Elemental formula
(Ir4+) (Cl-)4 Hn On
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
10.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Ir^{4+}$ Iridium cation element 1 0.2 1 constituent cation main
$Cl^-$ Chloride anion element 4 0.8 1 constituent anion main
$H_2O$ Water molecule n 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) (\cdot) Ir^{4+} \cdot Cl^{-}$ 4
$-O-H$ 2
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Phase type
amorphous
Crystal system
amorphous
Crystal class
N/A
Molar mass
334.03 $g/mol$
Density
5.3 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
isotropic
Pure color
brown
Color
brown
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