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Cupric Chloride


  Anhydrous Dihydrate
CAS # 7447-39-4 10125-13-0
Synonyms Copper(II) Chloride Anhydrous Copper(II) Choride Dihydrate
Formula CuCl2 CuCl2.2H2O
Molecular Weight 99 170.5
Physical Appearance Dark Brown Powder Green to Bluish-Green powder/crystals

Specifications

Assay 98 % Min 97 % Min
Copper Content 47 % Min 35 % Min
Iron as Fe 0.03 % Max 0.03 % Max
Moisture 1 % Max 3 % Max
Acid Insoluble 0.03 % Max 0.03 % Max

Applications

In the manufacture of Phthalocyanine Green.
As a catalyst for organic and inorganic reactions.
In electrotyping bath for plating Cu on Al.
In tinting baths for iron and tin.
In photography as a fixer, desensitizer and reagent.
As mordant for dyeing and printing textiles.
As oxidizing agent for aniline dyestuffs.
In indelible, invisible and laundry-marking inks.
In metallurgy: in wet process for recovering mercury from ores and in refining copper, silver and gold. In pigments for glass and ceramics.
As feed additive, wood preservative and disinfectant.