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Cerium Bromide

Cerium bromide is orange color crystal powder, which tend to absorb moisture. It is rare earth bromide, which is soluble in water and ethyl alcohol. Cerium(III) bromide exist as hydrate, pentahydrate and hexahydrate normally. It is a new kind of inorganic scintillation crystal after LaCl3:Ce and LaBr3:Ce

Cerium Bromide

CAS No.:14457-87-5EC No.:238-447-0Molecular Formula:CeBr3Molecular Weight:379.83
Density:5.18Melting Point:730℃Boiling Point:1457℃ 

Applications

Cerium(III) bromide is raw material for scintillator crystal. It is also a kind of catalyst.

Cerium tribromide is raw material for production of cerium metal.