pentachloride
Noun
Meaning
A chloride having five atoms of chlorine in each molecule.
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Examples
An alternative reaction is between protactinium pentachloride and hydrogen bromide or thionyl bromide.
Tantalum pentachloride is hydrolyzed by water and reacts with additional tantalum at elevated temperatures by forming the black and highly hygroscopic tantalum tetrachloride (TaCl 4 ).
The hydride is obtained by direct action of hydrogen on the metal at 250 °C, and the nitride is a product of ammonia and protactinium tetrachloride or pentachloride.
Niobium pentafluoride (NbF 5 ) is a white solid with a melting point of 79.0 °C and niobium pentachloride (NbCl 5 ) is yellow (see image at left) with a melting point of 203.4 °C.
The pentachloride melts at 300 °C and sublimates at even lower temperatures.