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Calcium chloride

Name: Calcium chloride
Brand: MM

anhydrous granules Reag. Ph Eur

Synonym(s):

Calcium chloride, Calcium dichloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

CaCl₂

CAS Number:

10043-52-4

Molecular Weight:

110.98

UNSPSC Code:

12352302

EC Index Number:

233-140-8

NACRES:

NB.21

MDL number:

MFCD00010903

Assay:

≥98.0%

Form:

solid

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Properties

agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

200

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

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

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).

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.

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pictograms

GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

pcodes

P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c