Calcium arsenate
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| IUPAC name
 Calcium arsorate  | |
| Other names
 Calcium orthoarsenate Cucumber dust Tricalcium arsenate Tricalcium ortho-arsenate  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.003 | 
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| Properties | |
| Ca3(AsO4)2 | |
| Molar mass | 398.072 g/mol | 
| Appearance | white powder | 
| Odor | odorless | 
| Density | 3.62 g/cm3, solid | 
| Melting point | 1,455 °C (2,651 °F; 1,728 K) (decomposes) | 
| 0.013 g/100 mL (25 °C) | |
| Solubility in Organic solvents | insoluble | 
| Solubility in acids | soluble | 
| Hazards | |
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Main hazards  | 
carcinogen | 
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| Flash point | noncombustible | 
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LD50 (median dose)  | 
20 mg/kg (rat, oral) 82 mg/kg (rat, oral) 74 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 50 mg/kg (rabbit, oral) 38 mg/kg (dog, oral)  | 
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)  | 
TWA 0.010 mg/m3 | 
REL (Recommended)  | 
Ca C 0.002 mg/m3 [15-minute] | 
IDLH (Immediate danger)  | 
5 mg/m3 (as As) | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Calcium arsenate is the inorganic compound with the formula Ca3(AsO4)2. A colourless salt, it was originally used as a pesticide and as a germicide. It is highly soluble in water, in contrast to lead arsenate, which makes it more toxic. Two minerals are hydrates of calcium arsenate: rauenthalite Ca3(AsO4)2·10H2O and phaunouxite Ca3(AsO4)2·11H2O. A related mineral is ferrarisite (Ca5H2(AsO4)4·9H2O.