Barium difluoride

The following are some synonyms of barium difluoride:

The oxidation number of barium in barium difluoride is 2.

Synthesis

Barium fluoride is made by the reaction of barium carbonate, BaCO₃, with ammonium fluoride. As barium fluoride is essentially insoluble, it precipitates out.

BaCO₃(aq) + 2NH₄F(aq) → BaF₂(s) + (NH₄)₂CO₃(aq)

Solid state structure

• Geometry of barium: 4 coordinate: tetrahedral
• Prototypical structure: CaF2 (fluorite)

Element analysis

The table shows element percentages for BaF₂ (barium difluoride).

Isotope pattern for BaF₂

The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula BaF₂ with the most intense ion set to 100%.

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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