Calcium Iodide

Name:
Calcium Iodide
Detailed information:

M Formula:	CaI2•6H2O
Properties:
Yellowish-white crystals, deliquescent, decomposes in air by absorption of carbon dioxide. D 2.55 (anhydrous 4.0 at 25C), loses 6H2O at 42C, mp 783C, bp approximately 1100C.Soluble in water, ethanol, and pentanol.
Derivation:
Action of hydriodic acid on calcium carbonate.
Use:
Photography, medicine.