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Calcium chloride was apparently discovered in the 15th century but wasn't studied properly until the 18th century. [11] It was historically called "fixed sal ammoniac" (Latin: sal ammoniacum fixum [12]) because it was synthesized during the distillation of ammonium chloride with lime and was nonvolatile (while the former appeared to sublime); in more modern times (18th-19th cc.) it was called ...
Calcium arsenate is commonly prepared from disodium hydrogen arsenate and calcium chloride: 2 Na 2 H[AsO 4] + 3 CaCl 2 → 4 NaCl + Ca 3 [AsO 4] 2 + 2 HCl. In the 1920s, it was made in large vats by mixing calcium oxide and arsenic oxide. [6] In the United States, 1360 metric tons were produced in 1919, 4540 in 1920, and 7270 in 1922. [1]
Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula CaSO 4 and related hydrates. In the form of γ- anhydrite (the anhydrous form), it is used as a desiccant . One particular hydrate is better known as plaster of Paris , and another occurs naturally as the mineral gypsum .
Dicalcium phosphate is the calcium phosphate with the formula CaHPO 4 and its dihydrate. The "di" prefix in the common name arises because the formation of the HPO 4 2– anion involves the removal of two protons from phosphoric acid, H 3 PO 4. It is also known as dibasic calcium phosphate or calcium monohydrogen phosphate.
The monohydrate and dihydrate can be distinguished by the shape of the respective crystals. Calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals are octahedral. A large portion of the crystals in a urine sediment will have this type of morphology, as they can grow at any pH and naturally occur in normal urine.
Calcium hypochlorite is commonly used to sanitize public swimming pools and disinfect drinking water. Generally the commercial substances are sold with a purity of 65% to 73% with other chemicals present, such as calcium chloride and calcium carbonate, resulting from the manufacturing process.
Cobalt(II) chloride: CoCl 2: dep blue Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate: CoCl 2 ·6H 2 O deep magenta Manganese(II) chloride tetrahydrate: MnCl 2 ·4H 2 O pink Copper(II) chloride dihydrate: CuCl 2 ·2H 2 O blue-green Nickel(II) chloride hexahydrate: NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O green Lead(II) iodide: PbI 2: yellow Ammonium dichromate (NH 4) 2 Cr 2 O 7: orange
A similar mineral, sinjarite, the dihydrate of calcium chloride, crystallizes in the tetragonal system. [6] Sinjarite is semitransparent, with pale pink color. [7] Hydrophilite is a now discredited calcium chloride mineral that is considered to be either antarcticite or sinjarite. [8] [9]