Lead(II) fluoride
Lead(II) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula PbF2. It is a white solid. It exists as both an orthorhombic and cubic forms.
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Lead difluoride plumbous fluoride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.089 |
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| Properties | |
| PbF2 | |
| Molar mass | 245.20 g/mol |
| Appearance | white powder |
| Odor | odorless |
| Density | 8.445 g/cm3 (orthorhombic) 7.750 g/cm3 (cubic) |
| Melting point | 824 °C (1,515 °F; 1,097 K) |
| Boiling point | 1,293 °C (2,359 °F; 1,566 K) |
| 0.057 g/100 mL (0 °C) 0.0671 g/100 mL (20 °C)[1] | |
Solubility product (Ksp) |
2.05 x 10−8 (20 °C) |
| Solubility | soluble in nitric acid and hydrochloric acid; insoluble in acetone and ammonia |
| −-58.1·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Fluorite (cubic), cF12 | |
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| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose) |
3031 mg/kg (oral, rat) |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Lead(II) chloride Lead(II) bromide Lead(II) iodide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uses
Two 25 mm × 25 mm × 140 mm PbF
2 scintillator crystals used in the Muon g−2 experiment.
2 scintillator crystals used in the Muon g−2 experiment.
Lead(II) fluoride is used in low melting glasses, in glass coatings to reflect infrared rays, in phosphors for television-tube screens, and as a catalyst for the manufacture of picoline.[2] The Muon g−2 experiment uses PbF
2 scintillators in conjunction with silicon photomultipliers.[3]
Preparation
Lead(II) fluoride can be prepared by treating lead(II) hydroxide or lead(II) carbonate with hydrofluoric acid:[2]
- Pb(OH)2 + 2 HF → PbF2 + 2 H2O
Alternatively, it is precipitated by adding hydrofluoric acid to a lead(II) salt solution, or by adding potassium fluoride to a lead(II) nitrate solution.[4]
- 2 KF + Pb(NO3)2 → PbF2 + 2 KNO3
References
- NIST-data review 1980
- Carr, Dodd S. "Lead Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a15_249.
- Grange, J.; et al. (Muon g−2 Collaboration) (Jan 27, 2015). "Muon (g−2) Technical Design Report". arXiv:1501.06858. Bibcode:2015arXiv150106858G.
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- "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.
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