Anhydrous Magnesium Chloride
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CAS #714 °C Formula: 1412 °C Formula weight: 95.211 g/m

Magnesium chloride
Identifiers
CAS number 7786-30-3 YesY
7791-18-6 (hexahydrate)
PubChem 24584
RTECS number OM2975000
Properties
Molecular formula MgCl2
Molar mass 95.211 g/mol (anhydrous)
203.31 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance white or colourless crystalline solid
Density 2.32 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
1.569 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point

714 °C (987 K) (on rapid heating: slow heating leads to decomposition from 300 °C)

Boiling point

1412 °C (1685 K)

Solubility in water anhydrous
54.3 g/100 ml (20 °C)
72.6 g/100 mL (100 °C)
hexahydrate
157 g/100 mL (20 °C)
Solubility in ethanol 7.4 g/100 mL (30 °C)
Refractive index (nD) 1.675 (anhydrous)
1.569 (hexahydrate)
Structure
Crystal structure CdCl2
Coordination
geometry
(octahedral, 6-coordinate)
Hazards
MSDS ICSC 0764
EU Index Not listed
Main hazards Irritant
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Magnesium fluoride
Magnesium bromide
Magnesium iodide
Other cations Calcium chloride
Strontium chloride
Barium chloride
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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