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Chromium(II) fluoride
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Chromium(II) fluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula CrF2. It exists as a blue-green iridescent solid. Chromium(II) fluoride is sparingly soluble in water, almost insoluble in alcohol, and is soluble in boiling hydrochloric acid, but is not attacked by hot distilled sulfuric acid or nitric acid. Like other chromous compounds, chromium(II) fluoride is oxidized to chromium(III) oxide in air.[2]
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Other names
chromium difluoride, chromium fluouride, chromous fluoride | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.140 ![]() |
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CrF2 | |
Molar mass | 89.9929 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | blue-green iridescent crystals[1] hygroscopic, turns to Cr2O3 when heated in air[1] |
Density | 3.79 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | 894 °C (1,641 °F; 1,167 K)[1] |
Boiling point | > 1,300 °C (2,370 °F; 1,570 K)[1] |
76.7 g/100 mL | |
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monoclinic[1] | |
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Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-8.645 kJ/g (solid) |
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H314 | |
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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