Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

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

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