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Names | |||
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IUPAC name
Cadmium dichloride
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Other names
Cadmium(II) chloride
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Identifiers | |||
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3D model (JSmol)
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3902835 | |||
ChEBI | |||
ChemSpider | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.256 | ||
EC Number |
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912918 | |||
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UNII |
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UN number | 2570 | ||
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Properties | |||
CdCl2 | |||
Molar mass | 183.31 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | White solid, hygroscopic | ||
Odor | Odorless | ||
Density | 4.047 g/cm3 (anhydrous)[1] 3.26 g/cm3 (monohydrate) 3.327 g/cm3 (Hemipentahydrate)[2] | ||
Melting point | 568 °C (1,054 °F; 841 K) [2] | ||
Boiling point | 964 °C (1,767 °F; 1,237 K) [2] | ||
Hemipentahydrate: 79.5 g/100 mL (−10 °C) 90 g/100 mL (0 °C) Monohydrate: 119.6 g/100 mL (25 °C)[2] 134.3 g/100 mL (40 °C) 134.2 g/100 mL (60 °C) 147 g/100 mL (100 °C)[3] | |||
Solubility | Soluble in alcohol, selenium(IV) oxychloride, benzonitrile Insoluble in ether, acetone[1] | ||
Solubility in pyridine | 4.6 g/kg (0 °C) 7.9 g/kg (4 °C) 8.1 g/kg (15 °C) 6.7 g/kg (30 °C) 5 g/kg (100 °C)[1] | ||
Solubility in ethanol | 1.3 g/100 g (10 °C) 1.48 g/100 g (20 °C) 1.91 g/100 g (40 °C) 2.53 g/100 g (70 °C)[1] | ||
Solubility in dimethyl sulfoxide | 18 g/100 g (25 °C)[1] | ||
Vapor pressure | 0.01 kPa (471 °C) 0.1 kPa (541 °C)[2] | ||
−6.87·10−5 cm3/mol[2] | |||
Viscosity | 2.31 cP (597 °C) 1.87 cP (687 °C)[1] | ||
Structure | |||
Rhombohedral, hR9 (anhydrous)[4] Monoclinic (hemipentahydrate)[3] | |||
R3m, No. 166 (anhydrous)[4] | |||
3 2/m (anhydrous)[4] | |||
a = 3.846 Å, c = 17.479 Å (anhydrous)[4] α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120°
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Thermochemistry | |||
Heat capacity (C)
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74.7 J/mol·K[2] | ||
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
115.3 J/mol·K[2] | ||
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−391.5 kJ/mol[2] | ||
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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−343.9 kJ/mol[2] | ||
Hazards | |||
GHS labelling: | |||
[5] | |||
Danger | |||
H301, H330, H340, H350, H360, H372, H410[5] | |||
P210, P260, P273, P284, P301+P310, P310[5] | |||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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94 mg/kg (rats, oral)[1] 60 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 88 mg/kg (rat, oral)[7] | ||
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible)
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[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)[6] | ||
REL (Recommended)
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Ca[6] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)][6] | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | ||
Related compounds | |||
Other anions
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Cadmium fluoride Cadmium bromide Cadmium iodide | ||
Other cations
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Zinc chloride Mercury(II) chloride Calcium chloride | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cadmium chloride is a white crystalline compound of cadmium and chloride, with the formula CdCl2. This salt is a hygroscopic solid that is highly soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. The crystal structure of cadmium chloride (described below), is a reference for describing other crystal structures. Also known are CdCl2•H2O and the hemipentahydrate CdCl2•2.5H2O.[2]