Substance profile
Cadmium Chloride
Cadmium Chloride is rhombohedral crystals and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Cadmium Chloride is
Cadmium Chloride is rhombohedral crystals and is odorless. Its molecular formula is CdCl2 and its molecular weight is 183.32 g/mol. It boils at 960 °C, melts at 568 °C, is soluble in water.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as carcinogens.
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H350 | May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H340 | May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H360FD | May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child. |
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
Precautionary statements: P201, P260, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301, P304, P308, P310, P313, P314, P330, P391, P501
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Cadmium Chloride properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 960 °C (1760 °F) | HSDB | |
| 960 °C (1760 °F) | at 760 mmHg | CAMEO | |
| Melting point | 568 °C (1054.4 °F) | HSDB | |
| 567.78 °C (1054 °F) | CAMEO | ||
| Density | 4.08 g/cm³ | HSDB | |
| 4.05 g/cm³ | CdCl2 | HSDB | |
| 3.33 g/cm³ | HSDB | ||
| Solubility | Soluble in acetone; practically insoluble in ether. | HSDB | |
| Slightly soluble in ethanol | HSDB | ||
| In water, 120 g/100 g water at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| Vapor pressure | 10 mmHg | at 656 °C | HSDB |
| 10 mmHg | at 656.11 °C | CAMEO | |
| Autoignition temperature | Not flammable (USCG, 1999) | CAMEO |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Cadmium Chloride
Incompatible materials
Bromide trifluoride rapidly attacks ... cadmium chloride ...
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Reactivity
Bromine trifluoride rapidly attacks cadmium chloride [Mellor 2 Supp. 1:164, 165 1956].
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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