Bismuth trifluoride
[CAS# 7787-61-3]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal halides and halides >> Metal fluorides and salts
• Name: Bismuth trifluoride
• Synonyms: Trifluorobismuthine; Bismuth fluoride
• Molecular Formula: BiF₃
• Molecular Weight: 265.98
• CAS Registry Number: 7787-61-3
• EC Number: 232-124-8

Properties

• Density: 7.92 g/cm^3*
• Melting point: 757 ºC^**

^* Aurivillius, Bengt; Acta Chemica Scandinavica 1955, V9, P1206-8.

^** Greis, O.; Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 1977, V436, P105-12.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin corrosion	Skin Corr.	1B	H314
Substances or mixtures corrosive to metals	Met. Corr.	1	H290
Serious eye damage	Eye Dam.	1	H318