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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Shiny, violet, platelike crystals. Chromic chloride reacts slowly with water to form a hexahydrate form that is a dark green, water soluble salt. Chromium chloride is used for tanning leathers and for mordanting dyes on textiles. It is also used for vapor plating [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chromium chromium] and as a corrosion inhibitor.
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Shiny, violet, platelike crystals. Chromic chloride reacts slowly with water to form a hexahydrate form that is a dark green, water soluble salt. Chromium chloride is used for tanning leathers and for mordanting dyes on textiles. It is also used for vapor plating [[chromium]] and as a corrosion inhibitor.
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|chromic chloride.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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chromium (III) chloride; chromium trichloride; chromium sesquichloride
  
chromium chloride; chromium trichloride; chromium sesquichloride
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== Risks ==
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|chromic chloride.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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* Toxic. 
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* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC190470250&productDescription=CHROMIUM%28III%29+CHLORIDE+25GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
  
== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
 
Insoluble in water, ethanol
 
Insoluble in water, ethanol
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| 1152 C
 
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! scope="row"| Density
 
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| 2.87 g/ml
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Toxic. 
 
 
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/c4312.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 15:12, 29 May 2022

Description

Shiny, violet, platelike crystals. Chromic chloride reacts slowly with water to form a hexahydrate form that is a dark green, water soluble salt. Chromium chloride is used for tanning leathers and for mordanting dyes on textiles. It is also used for vapor plating Chromium and as a corrosion inhibitor.

Chemical structure

Chromic chloride.jpg

Synonyms and Related Terms

chromium (III) chloride; chromium trichloride; chromium sesquichloride

Risks

  • Toxic.
  • ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Insoluble in water, ethanol

Composition CrCl3
CAS 10025-73-7
Melting Point 1152 C
Density 2.87 g/ml
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 158.35
Boiling Point 1300 C (dec)

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry # 2278
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 797