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smile.gif posted on 22-7-2018 at 04:51
What is this solid (Solved)


Hey SM,

Today I come to You with another mystery solid.

This should not be hard!

Do I got this from the same institute of Inorganic chemistry.

It is shaped like a parallelogram from the front and back and rectangle from all other sides. I got it in two forms, 2 mm and 4 mm high, and both 25 mm deep and 50 mm wide.
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It is red-orange transparent solid with pretty low melting point. ( I thought it was just some kind of glass and for safety tried its compatibility with heat) it melts @ about 100-200 °C (I can test for more accurate MP, if needed. )
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when in gas flame, it gives bright blue color flame and some of solid boils and condenses as a yellow layer on solid itself.
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It has density of about 7.35 g/ml, it feels quite heavy.

It has these markings on the side.
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My guess was tin iodide, but it is much more dense.

Do you have any guesses? Any tests in mind?


BTW: it is not soluble in water. and it is not hard at all.

[Edited on 22-7-2018 by TheMrbunGee]

[Edited on 22-7-2018 by TheMrbunGee]




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[*] posted on 22-7-2018 at 05:40



STOP SETTING FIRE TO RANDOM THINGS.
It's almost certainly KRS 5 which is remarkable toxic.
http://www.internationalcrystal.net/optics_17.htm

https://www.spectral-systems.com/products/krs-5-atr-optical-...
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[*] posted on 22-7-2018 at 06:32


Yeah, I probably should! Good thing I had strong ventilation on, when I was heating it.

Looks like it really is Thallium Bromo-Iodide.

Well - I have been touching it bare handed, so I should have some prussian blue for dinner.


And I told it would be easy. :D not sure how did I underrated the melting point so badly.




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