Calcium Chloride
About Calcium Chloride
Calcium chloride is an inorganic compound a salt with the chemical formula CaCl2. It is a white crystalline solid at room temperature, and it is highly soluble in water.
It can be created by neutralising hydrochloric acid with calcium hydroxide.
Calcium chloride is commonly encountered as a hydrated solid with generic formula CaCl2-nH20, where n = 0, 1, 2, 4, and 6.
Description
- Formula: CaCl2
- Molar mass:110.98 g/mol
- Melting point: 772-775 °C
- IUPAC ID: Calcium(II) chloride
- Density: 2.15 g/cm³
- Soluble in: Alcohols
Application of Calcium Chloride
- Snow melting
- Water Treatment
- Building Material
- Agriculture
- Dyes
- Pigments
- Agro Chemicals
- Polymer
- Fertilizers
- UV absorbers
- Plasticizers
- Refinery and Oil field chemicals
- Speciality Chemicals