Chemical Properties
Cadmium chloride hydrate is White crystal
Chemical Properties
Cadmium chloride is a colorless, odorless,
crystalline solid, or powder.
Uses
It is used for standard solutions.
Uses
Cadmium chloride is also used for photocopying, dyeing and electroplating. Useful in pyrotechnic devices.
Definition
ChEBI: A hydrate that is the hemipentahydrate form of cadmium dichloride.
Safety Profile
Confirmed human
carcinogen. Poison by ingestion and
intraperitoneal routes. Experimental
reproductive effects. Human mutation data
reported. When heated to decomposition it
emits toxic fumes of Cland Cd. See also
CADMIUM CHLORIDE, CADMIUM
COMPOUNDS, and CHLORIDES.
Potential Exposure
Cadmium chloride is used in dyeing
and printing of fabrics; in electronic component manufacture; in photography; used as a pesticide and in nonpasture
turf fungicides.
Shipping
UN2570 Cadmium compounds, Hazard Class: 6.1;
Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical Name Required.
Incompatibilities
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates,
nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine,
bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases,
strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides, sulfur, selenium,
potassium.
Waste Disposal
Cadmium chloride hydrate is preferred to convert the salt to the nitrate, precipitate it with H2S, filter, wash and dry the precipitate and return it to the supplier.
