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Beryllium Iodide
Its chemical name is beryllium iodide.
Beryllium. And it's an element, not a chemical.
We know that the alkaline earth metal beryllium (Be) and the halogen chlorine (Cl) form the ionic compound beryllium chloride (BeCl2). The equation might look like this:Be + Cl2 => BeCl2
Beryllium Iodide has 1 atom of Beryllium and 2 atoms of Iodine. BeI2 is the correct formula for this compound.
BeI2(aq) + Sn(NO3)2(aq) => Be(NO3)2(aq) + SnI2(aq)
Beryllium diiodide, BeI2
nonpolar
BeI2 is a solid it melts at 480 0 or higher according to another source. It is a covalent solid made up of long chains of four coordinate beryllium atoms. In the vapour and probably in the liquid it is dimeric. the forces will be dispersion forces, also known as London forces and induced dipole forces or instantaneous dipole-induced dipole forces.
Chemical reactions of the elements Reaction of beryllium with air: Beryllium is a silvery white metal. The surface of beryllium metal is covered with a thin layer of oxide that helps protect the metal from attack by air. It does not oxidize in air even at 600°C. However, powdered beryllium metal does burn in air to give a mixture of white beryllium oxide, BeO, and beryllium nitride, Be3N2. Beryllium oxide is more normally made by heating beryllium carbonate. 2Be(s) + O2(g) → 2BeO(s) 3Be(s) + N2(g) → Be3N2(s) Reaction of beryllium with water: Beryllium metal does not react with water or steam, even if the metal is heated to red heat. Reaction of beryllium with the halogens: Beryllium metal reacts chlorine, Cl2, or bromine, Br2, to form the beryllium dihalides beryllium (II) chloride, BeCl2, and beryllium (II) bromide, BeBr2, respectively. Be(s) + Cl2(g) → BeCl2(s) Be(s) + Br2(g) → BeBr2(s) Reaction of beryllium with acids: The surface of beryllium metal is covered with a thin layer of oxide that helps protect the metal from attack by acids, but powdered beryllium metal dissolves readily in dilute acids such as sulphuric acid, H2SO4, hydrochloric acid, HCl, or nitric acid, HNO3, to form solutions containing the aquated Be(II) ion together with hydrogen gas, H2. Be(s) + H2SO4(aq) → Be2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + H2(g) Reaction of beryllium with bases: Beryllium metal dissolves readily in dilute aquesous base solutions such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, to form Be(II) complexes together with hydrogen gas, H2. Magnesium (immediately below beryllium in the periodic table) does not do this.