Cobalt chloride hexahydrate is a hydrate of cobalt chloride containing cobalt (in +2 oxidation state), chloride and water moieties in the ratio 1:2:6. It has a role as an allergen. It contains a cobalt dichloride.
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Cobalt chloride hexahydrate is a hydrate of cobalt chloride containing cobalt (in +2 oxidation state), chloride and water moieties in the ratio 1:2:6. It has a role as an allergen. It contains a cobalt dichloride.
| Physical Description | Liquid |
| Melting Point | 86 °C |
| Boiling Point | 1049 °C @760 [mm Hg] |
| Density | 1.924 @25 °C |
| IUPAC Name | cobalt(2+);dichloride;hexahydrate |
| Molecular Formula | Cl2CoH12O6 |
| Molecular Weight | 237.93 g/mol |
| CAS | 7791-13-1 |
| SMILES | O.O.O.O.O.O.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Co+2] |
| InChIKey | GFHNAMRJFCEERV-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| Catalog No | KC.310225 |
| Pack sizes | 100GM · 500GM |
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