Solid phase
Official name
Calcium perchlorate tetrahydrate
Secondary names
Calcium chlorate(VII) tetrahydrate; Calcium hyperchlorate tetrahydrate; Perchloric acid, calcium salt, tetrahydrate
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
alkali salt
Compound type
perchlorate
Chemical composition
Formula
$Ca^{2+} \cdot (ClO_4^-)_2 \bullet 4(H_2O)$
Chemical formula
Ca(ClO4)2•4(H2O)
Elemental formula
(Ca2+) Cl2 O10 (O-)2 H8
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
14.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Ca^{2+}$ Calcium cation element 1 0.14285714285714285 1 constituent cation main
$ClO_4^-$ Perchlorate ion molecule 2 0.2857142857142857 1 molecular ion main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 4 0.5714285714285714 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot Ca^{2+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 2
$-O \dots H-$ 8
$-\gg Cl=O$ 3
$=\gg Cl-O^{-}$ 1
$-O-H$ 2
Class
alkali salts (06)
Type
simple alkali salts (06.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
311.039 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
Pure color
colorless
Color
white