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Which metals dissolve in bromine?

chornedsnorkack - 14-2-2021 at 09:28

Which metals dissolve in bromine?
Bromine is a pretty nonpolar solvent. Dielectric permittivity given as 3,12. Boils at 58 Celsius.
Since bromine is nonpolar, I suspect a lot of metals would form solid ionic bromides that do not dissolve in bromine.
However, some metal bromides are low polarity and low melting.
Tin tetrabromide melts at +31 Celsius and boils at +205 Celsius.
Titanium tetrabromide melts at +39 Celsius and boils at +230 Celsius.
In their common liquid range, how well do tin and titanium dissolve in bromine?