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1.02378

Calcium chloride

anhydrous granules Reag. Ph Eur

Synonym(s):

Calcium chloride, Calcium dichloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CaCl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
110.98
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Index Number:
233-140-8
NACRES:
NB.21
MDL number:
assay:
≥98.0%
form:
solid

Product Name

Calcium chloride, anhydrous granules Reag. Ph Eur

SMILES string

[Ca+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]

InChI

1S/Ca.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI key

UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

assay

≥98.0%

form

solid

potency

2630 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rat)

impurities

≤0.2% Free alkali (as Ca(OH)2)

loss

≤5.0% loss on drying, 200°C

pH

8-10 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

mp

772 °C

density

2.15 g/cm3 at 20 °C

storage temp.

2-30°C

Quality Level

Analysis Note

Assay (calculated on dried substance): ≥ 98.0 %
Free alkali (as Ca(OH)₂): ≤ 0.2 %
Water absorption capacity (24 hrs.,80 % relative humidity): ≥ 25.0 %
Loss on drying (200 °C): ≤ 5.0 %
Conforms Reag. Ph.Eur.

Application


  • Salt pollution reduces turbidity, dissolved organic matter, and cyanobacteria in experimental vernal pool communities: Discusses environmental applications of calcium chloride, focusing on its use in managing ecosystems affected by salt pollution, demonstrating its role in environmental remediation and management. (Vigil and Schuler, 2024).

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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