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Cobalt(II) chloride Hexahydrate 500g
Laboratory Chemicals And Reagents

Cobalt(II) chloride Hexahydrate 500g

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Cobalt(II) Chloride Hexahydrate 500g

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SKU: CP_96183
Categories: Laboratory Chemicals And Reagents
Weight: 0.5 kg
Dimensions: 10 × 10 × 15 cm

Description & specifications

cobalt(ii) chloride hexahydrate 500g

Cobalt(II) chloride  Hexahydrate 500g

It is usually supplied as the hexahydrate CoCl2·6H2O, which is one of the most commonly used cobalt compounds in the lab.

Because of the cobalt chloride is used as an indicator for water in desiccants.

Properties
CoCl2
Molar mass 129.839 g/mol (anhydrous)
165.87 g/mol (dihydrate)
237.93 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance blue crystals (anhydrous)
violet-blue (dihydrate)
rose red crystals (hexahydrate)
Density 3.356 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.477 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
1.924 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point 726 °C (1,339 °F; 999 K) ±2 (anhydrous)[2]
140 °C (monohydrate)
100 °C (dihydrate)
86 °C (hexahydrate)
Boiling point 1,049 °C (1,920 °F; 1,322 K)
43.6 g/100 mL (0 °C)
45 g/100 mL (7 °C)
52.9 g/100 mL (20 °C)
105 g/100 mL (96 °C)
Solubility 38.5 g/100 mL (methanol)
8.6 g/100 mL (acetone)
soluble in ethanol, pyridine, glycerol
+12,660·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
CdCl2 structure
hexagonal (anhydrous)
monoclinic (dihydrate)
Octahedral (hexahydrate)

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