Cerium Fluoride 99.99%
Cerium Fluoride 99.99%, code 5843
Formula: CeF3
CAS No.: 7758-88-5
Molecular Weight:197.12
Density: 6.16 g/cm3
Melting point: 1460 °C
Appearance: White powder
Solubility: Soluble in water and strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly hygroscopic
Multilingual: CeriumFluorid, Fluorure De Cerium,  Fluoruro Del Cerio
Cerium Fluoride 99.99% can be used to make glasses that are colorless, it is considered to be the most efficient glass polishing agent for precision optical polishing. It is also used to decolorize glass by keeping iron in its ferrous state.
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Product Code: 5843 Standard Specification Typical Analysis Inspection Methods
Grade 99.99% 99.99%  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CeO2/TREO (% min.) 99.99 99.99
TREO (% min.) 81 81 Volumetric Method
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
La2O3/TREO
Pr6O11/TREO
Nd2O3/TREO
Sm2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 50
50
30
10
20		 50
50
10
10
10		 ICP-Atomic Emission
Spectrographic
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
PbO
Al2O3
NiO
CuO		 20
200
200
50
100
5
5		 10
80
100
20
100
5
5		 Spectrographic

Atomic Absorption Spectrographic
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