Strontium iodide
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Strontium iodide (SrI2) is a salt of strontium and iodine. It is an ionic, water-soluble, and deliquescent compound that can be used in medicine as a substitute for potassium iodide [1].
Reactions
Strontium iodide can be prepared by reacting strontium carbonate with hydroiodic acid:
Strontium iodide yellows when exposed to air. At high temperatures (when in the presence of air) strontium iodide completely decomposes to form strontium oxide and free iodine[2].
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References
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Shoemaker, John V. (1908), A Practical Treatise on Materia Medica and Therapeutics (Seventh ed.), Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, p. 854, retrieved 2007-12-10 Check date values in:
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Bartley, Elias H. (1898), Text-book of Medical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Fifth ed.), Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, pp. 267–268, retrieved 2007-12-10 Check date values in:
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