Constituent
Name
cadmium(II) acetate dihydrate
Official name
Cadmium(II) acetate dihydrate
Family
ionic solid
Class
alkali salt
Compound type
organic salt
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Formula
Cd2+(CH3COO)22(H2O)
Chemical formula
Cd(CH3CO2)2•2H2O
Elemental formula
(Cd2+) C4 H10 O4 (O-)2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Cd2+ Cadmium cation element 1 0.2 1 constituent cation main
(CH3COO) Acetate ion molecule 2 0.4 1 constituent anion main
H2O Water molecule 2 0.4 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
RCH3 1 main
RC(=O)O 1 main
ROH 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
Cd2+O 2
CH 3 main
1 main
>C=O 1 main
\eqslantgtr C-O^- 1 main
-O-H 2 main
Class
alkali salts (06)
Type
hydrated simple alkali salts (06.04)
Phase type
crystalline
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
266.53 g/mol
Density
2.01 g/cm^3
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous