Barium difluoride
- Formula: BaF2
- Hill system formula: Ba1F2
- CAS registry number: [7787-32-8]
- Formula weight: 175.324
- Class: fluoride
- Colour: white
- Appearance: crystalline solid
- Melting point: 1368°C
- Boiling point: 2260°C; 2137°C
- Density: 4890 kg m-3
The following are some synonyms of barium difluoride:
- barium difluoride
- barium(II) fluoride
- barium fluoride
The oxidation number of barium in barium difluoride is 2.
Synthesis
Barium fluoride is made by the reaction of barium carbonate, BaCO3, with ammonium fluoride. As barium fluoride is essentially insoluble, it precipitates out.
BaCO3(aq) + 2NH4F(aq) → BaF2(s) + (NH4)2CO3(aq)
Solid state structure
- Geometry of barium: 4 coordinate: tetrahedral
- Prototypical structure: CaF2 (fluorite)
Element analysis
The table shows element percentages for BaF2 (barium difluoride).
| Element | % |
|---|---|
| Ba | 78.33 |
| F | 21.67 |
Isotope pattern for BaF2
The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula BaF2 with the most intense ion set to 100%.
References
The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.
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