cadmium chloride

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Properties of substance:

cadmium chloride

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

colorless trigonal crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

CdCl₂

Structural formula as text:

CdCl2

Molar/atomic mass: 183.31

Melting point (°C):

568

Boiling point (°C):

964

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: 0.79 [Ref.]
ammonia liquid : 0.02 (25°C) [Ref.]
benzonitrile: 0.063 (18°C) [Ref.]
chlorine liquid: insoluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: insoluble [Ref.]
dimethylsulfoxide: 18 (25°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 1.3 (10°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 1.48 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 1.66 (30°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 1.91 (40°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 2.28 (50°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 2.78 (60°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 2.86 (65°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 2.53 (70°C) [Ref.]
ethyl acetate: soluble [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : insoluble [Ref.]
methanol: 2.15 (20°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 2.66 (30°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 3.44 (40°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 4.44 (50°C) [Ref.]
propylene carbonate: insoluble (25°C) [Ref.]
pyridine: 0.46 (0°C) [Ref.]
pyridine: 0.79 (4°C) [Ref.]
pyridine: 0.81 (15°C) [Ref.]
pyridine: 0.67 (30°C) [Ref.]
pyridine: 0.5 (100°C) [Ref.]
selenium(IV) oxychloride: 0.15 (25°C) [Ref.]
water: 89.8 (0°C) [Ref.]
water: 101.2 (10°C) [Ref.]
water: 114.1 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 120.7 (25°C) [Ref.]
water: 128.3 (30°C) [Ref.]
water: 134.7 (40°C) [Ref.]
water: 136.4 (60°C) [Ref.]
water: 140.4 (80°C) [Ref.]
water: 146.9 (100°C) [Ref.]
water: 264 (200°C) [Ref.]

Hygroscopic:

yes

Density:

4.047 (25°C, g/cm³)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

1 (558°C)
10 (654°C)
100 (794°C)

Viscosity (mPa·s):

2.31 (597°C)
1.87 (687°C)

Surface tension (mN/m):

84.2 (580°C)
79.4 (800°C)
74.7 (920°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation Δ_fH⁰ (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-390.8 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation Δ_fG⁰ (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-343.2 (s)

Standard molar entropy S⁰ (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

115.27 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure C_p (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

74.64 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion Δ_fusH (kJ/mol):

31.76

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization Δ_vapH (kJ/mol):

120.9

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation Δ_fH⁰ (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-195 (g)

Standard molar entropy S⁰ (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

286 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure C_p (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

52 (g)

LD₅₀ (mg/kg):

94 (rats, oral)

References:

Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 355-364
Ефимов А.И. и др. Свойства неорганических соединений. Справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1983. - pp. 126-127 [Russian]
Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 67 [Russian]
Справочник по растворимости. - Т.1, Кн.1. - М.-Л.: ИАН СССР, 1961. - pp. 277, 805 [Russian]

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