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.

Lead(II) fluoride
Names
Other names
Lead difluoride
plumbous fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.089
UNII
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]
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
Fm3m, No. 225
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
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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Infobox references

Uses

Lead(II) fluoride is used:[2]

  • in low melting glasses
  • in glass coatings to reflect infrared rays
  • in phosphors for television-tube screens
  • as a catalyst for the manufacture of picoline

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.[3]

2 KF + Pb(NO3)2 → PbF2 + 2 KNO3

It appears as the rare mineral fluorocronite.[4]

References

  1. NIST-data review 1980
  2. Carr, Dodd S. "Lead Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a15_249.
  3. Arnold Hollemann, Egon Wiberg, 101st ed., de Gruyter 1995 Berlin; ISBN 3-11-012641-9
  4. https://www.mindat.org/min-40179.html


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