Properties of Tungsten Iodide and More

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Hi,
I am working on a conceptual and theoretical project that involves Tungsten Iodide. I have a few questions about the properties of Tungsten Iodide, and I don't care about anything I could find on google. I am not interested in temperature ranges, but rather; hardness, the reaction of the crystalline structure when a large force is quickly applied to it, as well as its potential, to absorb radiation. I would have calculated all these on my own, but with my currently limited knowledge of chemistry (seeing as I am only in the 10th grade) does not permit me to even know where to start testing for a majority of these questions. I am aware that the easiest way to test these properties is to test them in a lab as most of them could easily be done in a lab. However, I am lacking a lab as well as access to Tungsten Iodide. I am searching for answers to these questions, or a way to calculate them on my own. Thank you.

-Neil

[norman40]

Hi Neil,

You might try researching the properties of interest to you rather than the chemical compound. Doing so may turn up methods for estimating the values you want.

For example, a search on “x ray absorption calculator” will return several sites that provide estimates given a chemical formula. Here's one of those:

http://11bm.xray.aps.anl.gov/absorb/absorb.php

You might also try searching with Google Scholar as it will provide more technical search results.

I hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions.

A. Norman