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IUPAC name Cadmium(II) bromide | |
Other names Cadmium dibromide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.241 |
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Properties | |
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 | |
Hazards | |
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Warning | |
H302, H312, H332, H410 | |
P220, P273, P280, P501 | |
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Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
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] |
REL (Recommended) | Ca [1] |
IDLH (Immediate danger) | Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)] [1] |
Related compounds | |
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). |
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.
Cadmium bromide is prepared by heating cadmium with bromine vapor. [2] The tetrahydrate has been obtained by crystallization of the dibromide from aqueous solution. At 3.04 g/cm3, it is much less dense than the anhydrous material. According to X-ray crystallography, the tetrahydrate is a polymer of CdBr2(H2O)2 with bridging bromide ligands. There are two interstitial water molecules [3]