Zirconium difluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula .
Synthesis Zirconium difluoride can be prepared by the action of atomic hydrogen on thin layers of zirconium tetrafluoride, at a temperature of approximately 350 °C.
Physical properties forms black crystals of the orthorhombic system, with unit cell parameters a = 0.409 nm, b = 0.491 nm, c = 0.656 nm.
The compound readily ignites and burns to form zirconium dioxide.
Chemical properties disproportionates when heated to 800 °C:
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