Ferric Chloride
Ferric chloride is an orange to brown-black solid. It is slightly soluble in water. It is noncombustible. When wet it is corrosive to aluminum and most metals. Pick up and remove spilled solid before adding water. It is used to treat sewage, industrial waste, to purify water, as an etching agent for engraving circuit boards, and in the manufacture of other chemicals.
Chemical Structure Depiction |
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CAS NO.: | 7705-08-0 |
Molecular Formula | Cl3Fe or FeCl3 |
EINECS No.:
MDL NO.
RTECS NO. | 231-729-4
MFCD00011005
LJ9100000 |
HS CODE | 2827399000 |
TRADE MARK | FJL
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ORIGIN | CHINA
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TRANSPORT PACKAGE |
50KG IRON DRUM. 23MT/20FC
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PRODUCTION CAPACITY | 100000 MT |
Chemical And Physical Properties
| Molecular Weight | 162.20 |
Boiling Point
| About 316 °C | |
Melting Point
| 304 °C | |
Solubility
| In cold water: 74.4 g/100 cc at 0 °C; in hot water: 535.7 g/100 cc at 100 °C; in acetone: 63 g/100 cc at 18 °C; very sol in alc, ether, methanol | |
Ferric chloride (FeCl3) | ≥ 96.0% | |
Ferrous chloride(FeCl2) | ≤2.0% | |
Insoluble residue | ≤1.5% |
- Product Content
Used as a medication, an analytical reagent, an etching agent (engraving, photography, and printed circuits), a catalyst, a mordant, a disinfectant, a pigment, and a feed additive; also used in sewage treatment and water purification; [HSDB] Found in nature as the mineral molysite; Used in photography, to make other iron salts, pigments, and inks, and for chlorinating silver and copper ores。