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IUPAC name
Cadmium(II) sulfate
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Other names
Sulfuric acid, cadmium salt (1:1),
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Identifiers | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.288 |
EC Number |
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8295 | |
PubChem CID
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UNII | |
UN number | 2570 |
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Properties | |
CdSO4 CdSO4·H2O (monohydrate) 3CdSO4·8H2O (octahydrate) | |
Molar mass | 208.47 g/mol (anhydrous) 226.490 g/mol (monohydrate) 769.546 g/mol (octahydrate) |
Appearance | White hygroscopic solid |
Odor | odorless |
Density | 4.691 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 3.79 g/cm3 (monohydrate) 3.08 g/cm3 (octahydrate)[1] |
Melting point | 1,000 °C (1,830 °F; 1,270 K) (anhydrous) 105 °C (monohydrate) 40 °C (octahydrate) |
Boiling point | (decomposes to basic sulfate and then oxide) |
anhydrous: 75 g/100 mL (0 °C) 76.4 g/100 mL (25 °C) 58.4 g/100 mL (99 °C) monohydrate: 76.7 g/100 mL (25 °C) octahydrate: very soluble | |
Solubility | slightly soluble in methanol, ethyl acetate insoluble in ethanol |
-59.2·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.565 |
Structure | |
orthorhombic (anhydrous) monoclinic (hepta & octahydrate) | |
Thermochemistry | |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
123 J·mol−1·K−1[2] |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−935 kJ·mol−1[2] |
Hazards | |
GHS labelling: | |
Danger | |
H301, H330, H340, H350, H360, H372, H410 | |
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 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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280 mg/kg (oral, rat) |
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
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[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)[3] |
REL (Recommended)
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Ca[3] |
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)][3] |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | [1] |
Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Cadmium acetate, Cadmium chloride, Cadmium nitrate |
Other cations
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Zinc sulfate, Calcium sulfate, Magnesium sulfate |
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 sulfate is the name of a series of related inorganic compounds with the formula CdSO4·xH2O. The most common form is the monohydrate CdSO4·H2O, but two other forms are known CdSO4·8⁄3H2O and the anhydrous salt (CdSO4). All salts are colourless and highly soluble in water.