| Chemistry name: | manganese iodide |
| M Formula: | (1) MnI2, (2) MnI2•4H2O |
| Properties: | |
| (1) White, deliquescent, crystalline mass; (2) rose crystals. D (1) 5.01, mp (1) 638C (in vacuum), bp (1) 1061C. Soluble in water with gradual decompostion; soluble in alcohol. | |
| Derivation: | |
| Action of hydriodic acid on manganous hydroxide. | |