Tetrafluoroboric acid is a boron fluoride. It is a conjugate acid of a tetrafluoroborate(1-).
Corrosive
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Tetrafluoroboric acid is a boron fluoride. It is a conjugate acid of a tetrafluoroborate(1-).
| Physical Description | Fluoroboric acid appears as a colorless odorless poisonous liquid. Corrosive to metals and tissue. It is used in electroplating, metal cleaning and making diazo salts. |
| Color/Form | Colorless liquid |
| Boiling Point | 130 °C decomposes |
| Density | Approximately 1.8 g/cu cm |
| Solubility | Very soluble in water, ethanol |
| Vapor Pressure | 5.0 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | Refractive index of a 20% aqueous solution: 1.3284 at 20 °C/D |
| IUPAC Name | hydron tetrafluoroborate |
| Molecular Formula | BF4H |
| Molecular Weight | 87.82 g/mol |
| CAS | 16872-11-0 |
| SMILES | [H+].[B-](F)(F)(F)F |
| InChIKey | ODGCEQLVLXJUCC-UHFFFAOYSA-O |
| Catalog No | KC.610040 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML |
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