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| IUPAC name Cadmium phosphate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.408 |
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| Properties | |
| Cd3(PO4)2 | |
| Molar mass | 527.18 g/mol |
| Appearance | White solid[1] |
| Density | 5.17 g/cm3[1] |
| Melting point | 1,500 °C (2,730 °F; 1,770 K) |
| Insoluble | |
Solubility product (Ksp) | 2.53 × 10–33 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Cadmium phosphate is an inorganicphosphate salt ofcadmium, with the molecular formula Cd3(PO4)2.[2] It is a white, water-insoluble solid.
Tricadmium phosphate can be prepared by the reaction ofcadmium chloride withdiammonium phosphate at 800 °C:[3]
The precipitation of aqueous cadmium ions with soluble phosphate sources, such astrisodium phosphate andphosphoric acid, does not produce Cd3(PO4)2, but instead produces ahydrate of cadmium with the formula Cd5H2(PO4)4·4H2O. When this compound is heated, it yields a mixture of cadmium phosphate andcadmium pyrophosphate, Cd2P2O7.[4]
Cadmium phosphate can be used as afertilizer to providephosphorus to crops for their growth.[2]