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Properties of substance:

calcium fluoride

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

colorless cubic crystals

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

CaF2

Structural formula as text:

CaF2

Molar/atomic mass: 78.08

Melting point (°C):

1400

Boiling point (°C):

2500

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: insoluble [Ref.]
bromine trifluoride: 0.017 (25°C) [Ref.]
bromine trifluoride: insoluble (70°C) [Ref.]
dimethylformamide: 0.05 (25°C) [Ref.]
ethyl acetate: insoluble [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : 1.444 (-23°C) [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : 1.061 (-3.3°C) [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : 0.817 (12.2°C) [Ref.]
sulfur dioxide: 0.08 (25°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.0013 (0°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.0015 (15°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.0016 (18°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.0016 (25°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.0017 (40°C) [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Vickers hardness (GPa): 1.96
Hardness on the Mohs’ scale: 4

Density:

3.18 (20°C, g/cm3)

Refractive index (nD):

1.434 (20°C)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

1 (1625°C)
10 (1850°C)

Dissociation:

pKsp (0) = 10.4 (20°C, water)

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

51 (g)

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

29.7

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

305

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH (298 K, kJ/mol)

-1228 (s) [Ref.]
-791.2 (g) [Ref.]

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG (298 K, kJ/mol)

-1175.6 (s) [Ref.]

Standard molar entropy S (298 K, J/(mol·K))

68.5 (s) [Ref.]
273.8 (g) [Ref.]

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298 K, J/(mol·K))

67 (s) [Ref.]

LD50 (mg/kg):

4417 (rats, oral)

References:

  1. Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 296-297
  2. Ефимов А.И. и др. Свойства неорганических соединений. Справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1983. - pp. 140-141 [Russian]
  3. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 72 [Russian]
  4. Справочник по растворимости. - Т.1, Кн.1. - М.-Л.: ИАН СССР, 1961. - pp. 244, 780 [Russian]
  5. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 96-97 [Russian]
  6. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 5. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1999. - pp. 111 [Russian]

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