Cadmium chloride hydrate (CdCl2•xH2O)-Powder

(Cadmium chloride hydrate (CdCl2•xH2O)-Powder)

CAS: 654054-66-7 Molecular Formula: CdCl2•xH2O Purity: 99.998% Products Code: TR Specification Model: -100-325 mesh Hazardous Class: Class 6.1 EINECS No.: 233-296-7 UN No.: UN2570 Package Class: PG II

Characteristic

Cadmium chloride is a white crystalline compound of cadmium and chlorine, with the formula CdCl2. Also known are CdCl2•H2O and CdCl2•5H2O.

Chemical formula：CdCl2•XH2O

Molar mass：183.31 g/mol

Appearance：White solid, hygroscopic

Odor：Odorless

Density：3.327 g/cm3 (Hemipentahydrate)

Melting point：568 °C (1,054 °F; 841 K);at 760 mmHg

Boiling point：964 °C (1,767 °F; 1,237 K);at 760 mmHg

Solubility in water：Hemipentahydrate:79.5 g/100 mL (−10 °C);90 g/100 mL (0 °C)

Monohydrate:119.6 g/100 mL (25 °C);134.3 g/100 mL (40 °C);134.2 g/100 mL (60 °C);147 g/100 mL (100 °C)

Solubility Soluble in alcohol, selenium(IV) oxychloride, benzonitrile;Insoluble in ether, acetone

Application

Cadmium chloride hydrate is used in dyeing, printing, textiles and in metal finishing baths. It is also used as a reagent to make photographic paper and carbon paper. Further, it is utilized as an absorbing agent to absorb hydrogen sulfide as well as analytical reagent.

(Cadmium chloride hydrate (CdCl2•xH2O)-Powder)