Cadmium bromide
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Cadmium(II) bromide | |
| Other names Cadmium dibromide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.241 | 
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| Properties | |
| CdBr2 | |
| Molar mass | 272.22 g/mol | 
| Appearance | white solid | 
| Density | 5.192 g/cm3, solid | 
| Melting point | 568 °C (1,054 °F; 841 K) | 
| Boiling point | 844 °C (1,551 °F; 1,117 K) | 
| 56.3 g/100 mL (0 °C) 98.8 g/100 mL (20 °C) 160 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
| Solubility | soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone and liquid ammonia. | 
| −87.3·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Structure | |
| Rhombohedral, hr9, SpaceGroup = R-3m, No. 166 | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Warning | |
| H302, H312, H332, H410 | |
| P220, P273, P280, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (median dose) | 225 mg/kg, oral (rat) | 
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
| PEL (Permissible) | [1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd) | 
| REL (Recommended) | Ca | 
| IDLH (Immediate danger) | Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)] | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Cadmium chloride, Cadmium iodide | 
| Other cations | Zinc bromide, Calcium bromide, Magnesium bromide | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Cadmium bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdBr2. It is a white hygroscopic solid. It also can be obtained as a mono- and tetrahydrate. It has few applications.