magnesium fluoride

Also known as magnesium difluoride, magnesium(2+) difluoride

chemical compound

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It sits within the topics Alkaline earth metal halides, Chembox having GHS data and Chemical articles with multiple compound IDs.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: F2Mg
Molecular weight: 62.302 g/mol
IUPAC name: magnesium difluoride
SMILES: [F-].[F-].[Mg+2]
InChIKey: ORUIBWPALBXDOA-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Has part: fluorine
Mass: 61.981848140000004
Image: Magnesium fluoride.jpg

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canonical SMILES: [F-].[F-].[Mg+2]
solubility product constant: 0.0000000000516
density: 3.148
melting point: 1263
chemical formula: MgF₂
boiling point: 2260
solubility: 0.013
Commons category: Magnesium fluoride

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Encyclopedic overview

Magnesium fluoride is an ionically bonded inorganic compound with the formula MgF2. The compound is a colorless to white crystalline salt that is transparent over a wide range of wavelengths, such that it is used in the optical windows of space telescopes. It occurs naturally as the rare mineral sellaite.

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