Cerium(III) fluoride

Cerium(III) fluoride (or cerium trifluoride), CeF3, is an ionic compound of the rare earth metal cerium and fluorine.

Cerium(III) fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Cerium(III) fluoride
Other names
Cerium trifluoride
Identifiers
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.947
UNII
Properties
CeF3
Molar mass 197.12 g/mol
Density 6.16 g/cm3 (at 20 °C)
Melting point 1,460 °C (2,660 °F; 1,730 K)[1]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Lanthanum trifluoride
Hazards
GHS pictograms
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterHealth code 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasReactivity code 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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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

It appears as a mineral in the form of fluocerite-(Ce) - a very rare mineral species related mainly to pegmatites and rarely to oxidation zones of some polymetallic ore deposits.[2][3]

References
  1. Holleman-Wiberg, 102. edition, p. 1942
  2. https://www.mindat.org/min-1567.html
  3. https://www.ima-mineralogy.org/Minlist.htm


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