Structure and Properties
BaBr2 crystallizes in a lead chloride motif, giving white orthorhombic crystals which are deliquescent. In aqueous solution BaBr2 behaves as a simple salt.
Barium bromide reacts with the sulfate ion from sulfuric acid to produce a precipitate of barium sulfate.
- BaBr2(aq) + SO42- → BaSO4(s) + 2 Br-(aq)
Similar reactions occur with oxalic acid, hydrofluoric acid, and phosphoric acid.
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