Nickel Chloride (NiCl2)-Powder
Product Description
Characteristic
Nickel(II) chloride (or just nickel chloride), is the chemical compound NiCl2. The anhydrous salt is yellow, but the more familiar hydrate NiCl2·6H2O is green.
Chemical formula:NiCl2
Molar mass:129.5994 g/mol (anhydrous)
237.69 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance:yellow-brown crystals
deliquescent (anhydrous)
green crystals (hexahydrate)
Odor:odorless
Density:3.55 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
1.92 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point:1,001 °C (1,834 °F; 1,274 K) (anhydrous)
140 °C (hexahydrate)
Solubility in water:anhydrous 67.5 g/100 mL (25 °C)
87.6 g/100 mL (100 °C)
hexahydrate 123.8 g/100 mL (25 °C)
160.7 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility:0.8 g/100 mL (hydrazine)
soluble in ethylene glycol, ethanol, ammonium hydroxide
insoluble in ammonia, nitric acid
Application
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