Solid phase
Official name
Cadmium hydroxide
Secondary names
Cadmium dihydroxide
CAS number
21041-95-2
Type
Family
covalent network solid
Class
tridimentional covalent network solid
Compound type
hydroxide
Chemical composition
Formula
$Cd(OH)_2$
Chemical formula
Cd(OH)2
Elemental formula
Cd O2 H2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
10.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Cd$ Cadmium element 1 0.2 1 constituent element main
$O$ Oxygen element 2 0.4 1 constituent element main
$H$ Hydrogen element 2 0.4 1 constituent element main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$Cd-O-$ 6
$-O-H$ 2
Class
tridimensional covalent networks (11)
Type
metal homonuclear tridimensional networks (elemental) (11.02)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
hexagonal
Molar mass
146.43 $g/mol$
Density
4.79 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid 130°C (403 K)
Refringence type
uniaxial
Refringence sign
unknown
Pure color
white
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