Cadmium fluoride

Cadmium fluoride
Names
	IUPAC name Cadmium fluoride
	Other names Cadmium(II) fluoride, Cadmium difluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	7790-79-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	23036 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.293
EC Number	232-222-0;
PubChem CID	24634; 71356118 dihydrate;
UNII	M0975E7Z8Z ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6064878 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Cd.2FH/h;21H/q+2;;/p-2 Key: LVEULQCPJDDSLD-UHFFFAOYSA-L ; InChI=1/Cd.2FH/h;21H/q+2;;/p-2 Key: LVEULQCPJDDSLD-NUQVWONBAG;
	SMILES [Cd+2].[F-].[F-];
Properties
Chemical formula	CdF2
Molar mass	150.41 g/mol
Appearance	grey or white-grey crystals
Density	6.33 g/cm3, solid
Melting point	1,110 °C (2,030 °F; 1,380 K)
Boiling point	1,748 °C (3,178 °F; 2,021 K)
Solubility in water	4.35 g/100 mL
Solubility product (Ksp)	0.00644
Solubility	soluble in acid; insoluble in ethanol alcohol and liquid ammonia
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−40.6·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	Fluorite (cubic), cF12
Space group	Fm3m, No. 225
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	−167.39 ± 0.23 kcal. mole-1 at 298.15 (K, C?)
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)	−155.4 ± 0.3 kcal. mole-1 at 298.15 (K, C?)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H301, H330, H340, H350, H360, H372, H410
Precautionary statements	P201, P202, P260, P264, P270, P271, P273, P281, P284, P301+P310, P304+P340, P308+P313, P310, P314, P320, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)
REL (Recommended)	Ca
IDLH (Immediate danger)	Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)]
Related compounds
Other anions	Cadmium chloride,; Cadmium bromide; Cadmium iodide
Other cations	Zinc fluoride,; Mercury(II) fluoride,; Copper(II) fluoride,; Silver(II) fluoride,; Calcium fluoride,; Magnesium fluoride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Cadmium fluoride (CdF₂) is a mostly water-insoluble source of cadmium used in oxygen-sensitive applications, such as the production of metallic alloys.