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Lutetium(III) bromide

chemical compound

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ16833215 ↗
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Lutetium(III) bromide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula LuBr3. It exists as a colorless anhydrous solid. From aqueous solution, a hydrated form crystallizes [Lu(H2O)8]Br3.

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Formation and reactions

Lutetium(III) bromide can be synthesized through the following reaction:

2 Lu(s) + 3 Br2(g) → 2 LuBr3(s)

If burned, lutetium(III) bromide may produce hydrogen bromide and metal oxide fumes.

Lutetium(III) bromide reacts to strong oxidizing agents.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lutetium(III) bromide” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.