Nomenclature
CAS number: 7790-85-4
CdO
4W; mol wt 360.25.
Cd 31.20%, O 17.76%, W 51.03%.
CdWO
4.
Description and references
Prepn: Karl, Compt.
Rend. 196, 1403 (1933); prepn of single crystals:
Uitert, Soden, J. Appl. Phys. 31, 328 (1960).
Properties
White or yellowish monoclinic crystals or powder.
Practically insol in water or dil acids. Sol in solns of alkali
cyanides.Use
In x-ray screens; in scintillation counters; in
phosphors; as catalyst for organic reactions.