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Barium fluoride, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
It finds applications in ceramic flux, glass manufacturing, metallurgy, electronics and dry-film lubricants. It is transparent from ultraviolet to infrared. Barium fluoride is usually employed as a scintillator material, and useful as a transmission window material for IR spectroscopy, mostly used for analysis of fuel oil samples. Of all the optical fluorides, it is the most resistant to high-energy radiation. It is used as a preopacifying agent, and in the production of enamel, welding agents, and glazing frits.
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Specifications
| Boiling Point | 2260°C |
| Melting Point | 1353°C |
| Color | Colorless |
| Physical Form | Powder |
| Quantity | 1 kg |
| Assay Percent Range | 99% |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in ethanol,methanol,and aqueous solutions of ammonium chloride. Slightly soluble in water. |
| IUPAC Name | barium(2+);difluoride |
| Formula Weight | 175.36 |
| Odor | Odorless |
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Safety and Handling
| Hazard Category | H301-H332 |
| Precautionary Statement | P261-P264b-P270-P271-P301+P310-P304+P340-P312-P330-P501c |
| DOTInformation | DOT Class: 6.1, Packaging Group: III |
| EINECSNumber | 232-108-0 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| Recommended Storage | Ambient temperatures |
RUO – Research Use Only
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