Ammonium fluorosilicate

Ammonium fluorosilicate
Names
IUPAC name
Ammonium hexafluorosilicate
Other names
Ammonium fluorosilicate

Ammonium fluosilicate

Ammonium silicofluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.037.229
EC Number
  • 240-968-3
RTECS number
  • VV7800000
UNII
UN number 2854
  • InChI=1S/F6Si.2H3N/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6;;/h;2*1H3/q-2;;/p+2 Y
    Key: ITHIMUMYFVCXSL-UHFFFAOYSA-P Y
  • InChI=1/F6Si.2H3N/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6;;/h;2*1H3/q-2;;/p+2
    Key: ITHIMUMYFVCXSL-SKRXCDHZAK
  • F[Si-2](F)(F)(F)(F)F.[NH4+].[NH4+]
  • [NH4+].[NH4+].F[Si--](F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
(NH4)2[SiF6]
Appearance White crystals
Density 2.0 g cm−3
Melting point 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K) (decomposes)
Solubility dissolves in water and alcohol
Related compounds
Other cations
Hexafluorosilicic acid

Sodium fluorosilicate

Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H301, H311, H315, H319, H331, H335, H372
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P314, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Safety data sheet (SDS) ChemicalBook MSDS
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

Ammonium fluorosilicate (also known as ammonium hexafluorosilicate, ammonium fluosilicate or ammonium silicofluoride) has the formula (NH4)2SiF6. It is a toxic chemical, like all salts of fluorosilicic acid. It is made of white crystals, which have at least three polymorphs and appears in nature as rare minerals cryptohalite or bararite.