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Tantalum compounds: ditantalum decabromide

The tantalum in ditantalum decabromide formally is in the oxidation state 5.

Ditantalum decabromide

Formula as often written: TaBr₅
Hill system formula: Br₅Ta₁
CAS registry number: [13451-11-1]
Formula weight: 580.468
Class: bromide

Synonyms

ditantalum decabromide
tantalum(V) bromide
tantalum bromide
tantalum pentabromide

Physical properties

Colour: pale yellow or orange
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 280°C
Boiling point: 345°C
Density: 5000 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in ditantalum decabromide
Element	%
Br	68.83
Ta	31.17

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of tantalum:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of ditantalum decabromide

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the TaBr₅ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ta₁Br₅

mass  %
575   0.0 
576  10.6 _____
577   0.0 
578  51.4 __________________________
579   0.0 
580 100.0 __________________________________________________
581   0.0 
582  97.3 _________________________________________________
583   0.0 
584  47.3 ________________________
585   0.0 
586   9.2 _____

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
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