Cerium(III) fluoride

Cerium(III) fluoride (or cerium trifluoride), CeF3, is an ionic compound of the rare earth metal cerium and fluorine.

Cerium(III) fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Cerium(III) fluoride
Other names
Cerium trifluoride
Identifiers
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.947
PubChem CID
UNII
Properties
CeF3
Molar mass 197.12 g/mol
Density 6.16 g/cm3 (at 20 °C)
Melting point 1,460 °C (2,660 °F; 1,730 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Lanthanum trifluoride
Hazards
GHS labelling:
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

It appears as a mineral in the form of fluocerite-(Ce) - a very rare mineral species related mainly to pegmatites and rarely to oxidation zones of some polymetallic ore deposits. CeF3 may be used as a Faraday rotator material in the visible, near-infrared and mid-infrared spectral range.

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