Names | |
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IUPAC name
calcium(I) chloride | |
Other names
calcium monochloride | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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Properties | |
CaCl | |
Molar mass | 75.53 g/mol |
Appearance | gas |
Related compounds | |
Other cations |
calcium(II) chloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Calcium(I) chloride (CaCl) is a diatomic molecule observed in certain gases.[1]
Asolid with the composition CaCl was reported in 1953;[2] however, later efforts to reproduce this work failed.[3] Molecules of CaCl have been observed in the atmospheresofcarbon stars.[4]