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Calcium Chloride

 
 
Production information
PROPERTIES   &  USAGE
Properties   Usage
Chemical formula CaCl2 Desiccant
Boiling point 1,935 °C (3,515 °F; 2,208 K) anhydrous[1] Food
Density 2.15 g/cm3 (anhydrous) Deicing and freezing point depression
Molar mass 2.24 g/cm3 (monohydrate) Road surfacing
Melting point 1.85 g/cm3 (dihydrate) Medicine
  1.83 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate)1.71 g/cm3 (hexahydrate) Animal sterilization
Melting point 772–775 °C (1,422–1,427 °F; 1,045–1,048 K) anhydrous Other
  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
  30 °C (86 °F; 303 K)hexahydrate, decomposes
  110.98 g·mol−1  
 
 
 
SPECIFICATION
Specification :        
CaCl2:  : 74% min  92% min. 94% min. 95% min.
NaCl:  : 3.5% max  3.0% max 5% max. 3.0% max
MgCl2:  : 0.5% max  0.5% max 0.5% max. 0.5% max
Ca(OH)2:  : 0.25% max  0.35% max  0.25% max. 0.35% max
Sulphate (as CaSO4):  : 0.05% max    0.05% max.  
Water Insoluble:  : 0.03% max  0.2% max. 0.50% max.  0.1% max.
Fe:  : 0.004% max    0.006% max.  
PH:  : 7.5 -11  8-10   8-10
Description:  : Flake White Powder   White granular / pellet