magnesium fluoride
Also known as magnesium difluoride, magnesium(2+) difluoride
chemical compound
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 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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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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