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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
Author:
Lide, D.R.
Year:
1995
Bibliographic source:
Lide, D.R. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 76th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 1995-1996., p.4-96
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Author:
Weast, R.C.
Year:
1987
Bibliographic source:
Weast, R.C. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 68th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 1987-1988., p.B-144
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
The Merck Index
Author:
Budavari, S.
Year:
1996
Bibliographic source:
Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1996, p. 1733

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
not specified in the publication

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Zinc bromide
EC Number:
231-718-4
EC Name:
Zinc bromide
Cas Number:
7699-45-8
Molecular formula:
ZnBr2
IUPAC Name:
zinc bromide

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
solid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
powder
Colour:
white
Odour:
odourless
Substance type:
inorganic

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
White hexagonal crystals, odorless, Sharp metallic taste