Tantalum(V) fluoride

Tantalum(V) fluoride
Names
	Other names tantalum pentafluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	7783-71-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	74198;
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.111
EC Number	232-022-3;
PubChem CID	82218;
RTECS number	WW5775000;
UNII	QAG1W735WO ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5064833 ;
	InChI Key: YRGLXIVYESZPLQ-UHFFFAOYSA-I; InChI=1S/5FH.Ta/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5;
	SMILES F[Ta](F)(F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	TaF5
Molar mass	275.93990 g·mol−1
Appearance	white powder
Density	4.74 g/cm3, solid
Melting point	96.8 °C (206.2 °F; 369.9 K)
Boiling point	229.5 °C (445.1 °F; 502.6 K)
Solubility in water	decomposes
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	+795.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	HF source
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H302, H314
Precautionary statements	P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501
Flash point	Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions	Tantalum(V) chloride; Tantalum(V) bromide; Tantalum(V) iodide;
Other cations	Vanadium pentafluoride; Niobium(V) fluoride; Protactinium(V) fluoride;
Related compounds	Tungsten hexafluoride
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Tantalum(V) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula Ta F₅. It is one of the principal molecular compounds of tantalum. Characteristic of some other pentafluorides, the compound is volatile but exists as a tetramer in the solid state.