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Characteristic
Molybdenum hexafluoride, also molybdenum(VI) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula MoF6. It is the highest fluoride of molybdenum. A colourless solid, it melts just below room temperature.
Chemical formula:MoF6
Molar mass:209.93 g/mol
Appearance:white crystals or colorless liquid hygroscopic
Density:3.50 g/cm3
Melting point:17.5 °C (63.5 °F; 290.6 K)
Boiling point:34.0 °C (93.2 °F; 307.1 K)
Solubility in water:hydrolyzes
Magnetic susceptibility (χ):−26.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Crystal structure:Orthorhombic, oP28
Application
Molybdenum hexafluoride has few uses. In the nuclear industry, MoF6 occurs as an impurity in uranium hexafluoride since molybdenum is a fission product of uranium. It is also an impurity in tungsten hexafluoride, which is used in the semiconductor industry. MoF6 can be removed by reduction of a WF6-MoF6 mixture with any of a number of elements including molybdenum at moderately elevated temperature.