Cadmium Iodide

Name:
Cadmium Iodide
Detailed information:

M Formula:	CdI2
Properties:
White flakes or crystals; odorless. Becomes yellow on exposure to air and light. Occurs in two allotropic forms. D (α) 5.67, (β) 5.30; mp (α) 388C, (β) 404C; bp (α) 796C. Soluble in water, alcohol, ether, acetone, ammonia, and acids.
Derivation:
By the action of hydriodic acid on cadmium oxide.
Hazard:
See Cadmium.
Use:
Photography, process engraving and lithography, analytical chemistry, electroplating, lubricants, phosphors, nematocide.

See Cadmium.