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Chromium(II) bromide

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Density
  
4.236 g/cm³

Boiling point
  
1,127 °C

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Appearance
  
White crystalline solid; yellow when heated, oxidizes in moist air, stable in dry air

Chromium(II) bromide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CrBr2.

Synthesis

CrBr3 is reduced to CrBr2 by exposing CrBr3 to hydrogen gas for 6–10 hours at 350-400 °C, yielding CrBr2 and hydrobromic acid.

References

Chromium(II) bromide Wikipedia