Cadmium fluoride

  • Cadmium fluoride
  • Cadmiumdifluorid
  • Cadmium (II ) fluoride

Colorless solid

Fixed

6.64 g · cm -3

1078 ° C

1748 ° C

1.3 hPa (1112 ° C)

  • Poorly in water ( 43.5 g · l-1 at 25 ° C)
  • Soluble in hydrofluoric acid and other mineral acids
  • Insoluble in ethanol and ammonia

Risk

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Cadmium fluoride is a chemical compound selected from the group of fluorides (specifically HYDROGENDIFLUORIDE ).

Production and representation

Cadmium fluoride can be obtained by the reaction of hydrofluoric acid with cadmium.

Properties

Cadmium fluoride has a cubic crystal structure of the fluorite type. Thin films of cadmium fluoride exhibit photoluminescence.

Use

Cadmium fluoride is used as an insulator in high-frequency semiconductor technology and is also found in fluorite lenses.

Safety

Cadmium fluoride is highly toxic and how many cadmium compounds classified as carcinogenic category 1 or mutagen category 3A. There is a danger of skin absorption.

Fluorine CAS registry number PubChem Vapor pressure Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) Digital Object Identifier Cadmium chloride Cadmium bromide
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