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| IUPAC name Strontium iodide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.871  | 
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| Properties | |
| SrI2 (anhydrous) SrI2·6H2O (hexahydrate) | |
| Molar mass | 341.43 g·mol−1 (anhydrous) | 
| Appearance | Colorless to white crystalline plates | 
| Density | 4.55 g/cm3 (anhydrous)[1] 4.40 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)[1] | 
| Melting point | 507 to 645 °C (945 to 1,193 °F; 780 to 918 K)[3] | 
| Boiling point | 1,773 °C (3,223 °F; 2,046 K) (decomposes) | 
| 177.0 g/100 mL (20 °C)[2] | |
| Solubility inethanol | 3.1 g/100 ml (4 °C)[2] | 
| −112.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Orthorhombic,oP24 | |
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| Main hazards | Corrosive | 
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| H314 | |
| P280,P305+P351+P338,P310 | |
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| Related compounds | |
| Otheranions | strontium fluoride strontium chloride strontium bromide | 
| Othercations | beryllium iodide magnesium iodide calcium iodide barium iodide | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Strontium iodide is aninorganic compound with thechemical formulaSrI2. It is asalt ofstrontium andiodine. It forms ahexahydrateSrI2·6H2O. It is an ionic, water-soluble, anddeliquescent compound that can be used in medicine as a substitute forpotassium iodide.[5]It is also used as ascintillationgamma radiation detector, typicallydoped witheuropium, due to its optical clarity, relatively high density, higheffective atomic number (Z=48), and high scintillation light yield.[6] In recent years, europium-doped strontium iodide (SrI2:Eu2+) has emerged as a promising scintillation material for gamma-ray spectroscopy with extremely high light yield and proportional response, exceeding that of the widely used high performance commercial scintillatorLaBr3:Ce3+. Large diameterSrI2 crystals can be grown reliably using vertical Bridgman technique[7] and are being commercialized by several companies.[8][9]
Strontium iodide can be prepared by reactingstrontium carbonate withhydroiodic acid:
Strontium iodide forms a white powder that slowly changes to a yellowish colour when exposed to air. At high temperatures (in the presence of air) strontium iodide completely decomposes to formstrontium oxide and freeiodine.[10]
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