1.02378

Calcium chloride

anhydrous granules Reag. Ph Eur

• Synonym(s): Calcium chloride, Calcium dichloride
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CaCl₂
• CAS Number: 10043-52-4
• Molecular Weight: 110.98
• MDL number: MFCD00010903
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• EC Index Number: 233-140-8
• NACRES: NB.21

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
• 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.

Safety Information

• 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_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable