Cadmium oxide

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Cadmium oxide
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General
Other names Cadmium(II) oxide,
Cadmium monoxide
Molecular formula CdO
Molar mass 128.41 g/mol
Appearance Red or brown solid.
CAS number [[1306-19-0] [1]]
EINECS number N/A
Properties
Density and phase 8.150 g/cm3, solid.
Solubility in water Insoluble.
Solubility in lipids slightly soluble.
Solubility in acid and alkaline soluble
Melting point 1427°C
Boiling point 1559°C
Thermal Conductivity 0.7 W/m-K
a Lattice constant 4.6958Å
Structure
Coordination
geometry
 ?
Crystal structure Cubic
Electrical Properties
Magnetic Susceptibility -3e-005 cm3/mol
Band gap 2.5 eV
Electron mobility 531 cm²/V-s
Safety data
EU classification Toxic
Carc. Cat. 2
Muta. Cat. 3
Repr. Cat. 3
Dangerous for
the environment
R-Phrases R23, R24, R25, R37,
R45
S-Phrases S46, S39, S36, S35,
S29, S1
PEL-TWA (OSHA)  ?
IDLH (NIOSH)  ?
Flash point Non-flammable
RTECS number EV1925000
Supplementary data page
Structure and
properties
n, εr, etc.
Thermodynamic
data
Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data UV, IR, NMR, MS
Related compounds
Other anions Cadmium selenide
Other cations Zinc oxide
Mercury oxide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Cadmium oxide is a brown, inorganic compound of Cadmium which is highly toxic.

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