Calcium chloride

Calcium chloride
Structure of calcium chloride, (chlorine is green, calcium is gray)
Structure of calcium chloride, (chlorine is green, calcium is gray)
Sample of calcium chloride
Sample of calcium chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Calcium chloride
Other names
  • Neutral calcium chloride
  • calcium(II) chloride
  • calcium dichloride (1:2)
  • E509
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.115 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-140-8
E number E509 (acidity regulators, ...)
RTECS number
  • EV9800000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Ca.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2 checkY
    Key: UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/Ca.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-NUQVWONBAG
  • Cl[Ca]Cl
  • [Ca+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
  • monohydrate: Cl[Ca]Cl.O
  • dihydrate: Cl[Ca]Cl.O.O
  • hexahydrate: Cl[Ca]Cl.O.O.O.O.O.O
Properties
CaCl2
Molar mass 110.98 g·mol−1
Appearance White hygroscopic powder
Odor Odorless
Density
  • 2.15 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
  • 2.24 g/cm3 (monohydrate)
  • 1.85 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
  • 1.83 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate)
  • 1.71 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)[1]
Melting point 772–775 °C (1,422–1,427 °F; 1,045–1,048 K)
anhydrous[5]
260 °C (500 °F; 533 K)
monohydrate, decomposes
175 °C (347 °F; 448 K)
dihydrate, decomposes
45.5 °C (113.9 °F; 318.6 K)
tetrahydrate, decomposes[5]
30 °C (86 °F; 303 K)
hexahydrate, decomposes[1]
Boiling point 1,935 °C (3,515 °F; 2,208 K) anhydrous[1]
Anhydrous:
74.5 g/100 mL (20 °C)[2]
Hexahydrate:
49.4 g/100 mL (−25 °C)
59.5 g/100 mL (0 °C)
65 g/100 mL (10 °C)
81.1 g/100 mL (25 °C)[1]
102.2 g/100 mL (30.2 °C)
α-Tetrahydrate:
90.8 g/100 mL (20 °C)
114.4 g/100 mL (40 °C)
Dihydrate:
134.5 g/100 mL (60 °C)
152.4 g/100 mL (100 °C)[3]
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol
  • 18.3 g/100 g (0 °C)
  • 25.8 g/100 g (20 °C)
  • 35.3 g/100 g (40 °C)
  • 56.2 g/100 g (70 °C)[4]
Solubility in methanol
  • 21.8 g/100 g (0 °C)
  • 29.2 g/100 g (20 °C)
  • 38.5 g/100 g (40 °C)[4]
Solubility in acetone 0.1 g/kg (20 °C)[4]
Solubility in pyridine 16.6 g/kg[4]
Acidity (pKa)
  • 8–9 (anhydrous)
  • 6.5–8.0 (hexahydrate)
−5.47·10−5 cm3/mol[1]
1.52
Viscosity
  • 3.34 cP (787 °C)
  • 1.44 cP (967 °C)[4]
Structure
  • Pnnm, No. 58 (anhydrous)
  • P42/mnm, No. 136 (anhydrous, >217 °C)[6]
  • 2/m 2/m 2/m (anhydrous)
  • 4/m 2/m 2/m (anhydrous, >217 °C)[6]
a = 6.259 Å, b = 6.444 Å, c = 4.17 Å (anhydrous, 17 °C)[6]
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
Octahedral at Ca2+ centres (anhydrous)
Thermochemistry
  • 72.89 J/(mol·K) (anhydrous)[1]
  • 106.23 J/(mol·K) (monohydrate)
  • 172.92 J/(mol·K) (dihydrate)
  • 251.17 J/(mol·K) (tetrahydrate)
  • 300.7 J/(mol·K) (hexahydrate)[5]
108.4 J/(mol·K)[1][5]
  • −795.42 kJ/mol (anhydrous)[1]
  • −1110.98 kJ/mol (monohydrate)
  • −1403.98 kJ/mol (dihydrate)
  • −2009.99 kJ/mol (tetrahydrate)
  • −2608.01 kJ/mol (hexahydrate)[5]
−748.81 kJ/mol[1][5]
Pharmacology
A12AA07 (WHO) B05XA07 (WHO), G04BA03 (WHO)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark[7]
Warning
H319[7]
P305+P351+P338[7]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1,000-1,400 mg/kg (rats, oral)[8]
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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·nH2O, where n = 0, 1, 2, 4, and 6. These compounds are mainly used for de-icing and dust control. Because the anhydrous salt is hygroscopic and deliquescent, it is used as a desiccant.[10]

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  8. ^ Garrett DE (2004). Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium Chloride. Elsevier. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-08-047290-4. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2018. Its toxicity upon ingestion, is indicated by the test on rats: oral LD50 (rat) is 1.0–1.4 g/kg (the lethal dose for half of the test animals, in this case rats...)
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