Bismuth trifluoride

Bismuth trifluoride
Bismuth trifluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Bismuth(III) fluoride
Other names
Bismuth trifluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.204 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 232-124-8
UNII
  • InChI=1/Bi.3FH.3H/h;3*1H;;;/q+3;;;;;;/p-3/rBiH3.3FH/h1H3;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: GRQDKISMHISLGB-IZWAAGQTAY
  • [F-].[F-].[F-].[BiH3+3]
Properties
BiF3
Molar mass 265.97550 g/mol
Appearance grey-white powder
Density 5.32 g cm−3[1]
Melting point 649˚C[2]
Insoluble in water[1]
-61.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Orthorhombic, oP16, SpaceGroup = Pnma, No. 62 (β phase)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS05: Corrosive
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Related compounds
Other anions
Bismuth chloride
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bismuth(III) fluoride or bismuth trifluoride is a chemical compound of bismuth and fluorine. The chemical formula is BiF3. It is a grey-white powder melting at 649 °C.

It occurs in nature as the rare mineral gananite.

  1. ^ a b http://www.alfa.com/content/msds/english/11844.pdf [dead link]
  2. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

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