The CdO–CdCl2 reaction studied by thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction: X-ray diffractogram and infrared spectrum of CdCl2•2CdO
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CdO and molten CdCl2 react to form CdCl2•2CdO according to the equation:[Formula: see text]The compound CdCl2•2CdO dissociates to the oxide and chloride at 680 °C. CdO and CdCl2 form a solid solution of partial miscibility of 15% by weight of CdO.The X-ray diffractogram of CdCl2•2CdO was indexed to the orthorhombic system. The unit cell dimensions are calculated to be a = 4.38 Å, b = 11.47 Å, c = 9.93 Å with 4 molecules in the unit cell. The infrared spectrum shows a band structure of two doublets and a well-defined band in the region 370–550 cm−1.