Cadmium bromide
Cadmium bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdBr2. It is a white hygroscopic solid. It also can be obtained as a mono- and tetrahydrate.[2] It has few applications.
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Cadmium(II) bromide | |
| Other names
Cadmium dibromide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.241 |
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| CdBr2 | |
| Molar mass | 272.22 g/mol |
| Appearance | white solid |
| Density | 5.192 g/cm3, solid |
| Melting point | 568 °C (1,054 °F; 841 K) |
| Boiling point | 844 °C (1,551 °F; 1,117 K) |
| 56.3 g/100 mL (0 °C) 98.8 g/100 mL (20 °C) 160 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
| Solubility | soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone and liquid ammonia. |
| -87.3·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Rhombohedral, hr9, SpaceGroup = R-3m, No. 166 | |
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| H302, H312, H332, H410 | |
| P220, P273, P280, P501 | |
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LD50 (median dose) |
225 mg/kg, oral (rat) |
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible) |
[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)[1] |
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Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)][1] |
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Other anions |
Cadmium chloride, Cadmium iodide |
Other cations |
Zinc bromide, Calcium bromide, Magnesium bromide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation
Cadmium bromide is prepared by heating cadmium with bromine vapor.[2]
References
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0087". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- F. Wagenknecht; R. Juza (1963). "Cadmium bromide". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2. NY, NY: Academic Press. p. 1096.
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