Magnesium(II) chloride hydrate | SSHADE

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Solid phase

Official name: Magnesium(II) chloride hydrate

Name and identifiers

Secondary names: Magnesium dichloride hydrate; Dichloromagnesium hydrate; Bischofite; MgCl2.nH2O

Family: ionic solid
Class: normal salt
Compound type: chloride

Chemical composition

Formula: $Mg^{2+}.Cl^-_2 \bullet n(H_2O)$
Chemical formula: MgCl2.n(H2O)
Elemental formula: (Mg2+) (Cl-)2 (H)0-n (O)0-n
Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

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	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Mg^{2+}$	Magnesium(II) cation	element	1	0.3333333333333333	1	constituent cation	main
	$Cl^-$	Chloride anion	element	2	0.6666666666666666	1	constituent anion	main
	$H_2O$	Water	molecule	0 - n		1	hydration	main

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-OH$	2

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot Mg^{2+} \cdot Cl^-$	2
	$-O \dots H-$	2n
	$-O-H$	2

Class: normal salts (07)
Type: hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)

Crystallography

Phase type: crystalline
Crystal system: various
Crystal class: various
Crystal class symbol: N/A
Crystal spacegroup: N/A

Physical properties

Molar mass: 131.24 + n*18.015 $g/mol$

Thermodynamical properties

State NTP: solid

Optical properties

Refringence type: various
Pure color: colorless
Color: colorless, white
Diaphaneity: transparent to translucent
Luster: vitreous

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