| Chemical |
Ferric chloride |
| CAS-number : |
7705-08-0 |
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| Synonyms : |
| Ferrikloridi |
| Iron chloride (FeCl3) |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| Cl3Fe |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2317294 |
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| Uses : |
Used as a coagulant for sewage and industrial wastes, as an
oxidizing and chlorinating agent, as a disinfectant, in
copper etching and as a mordant.
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| State and appearance : |
Brown crystals, soluble in water, alcohol and glycerol.
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| Molecular weight : |
162.2 |
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| Melting point, °C : |
| 300 |
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| LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 1278 |
orl-mus, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
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| LD50 values to mammals in non-oral exposure , mg/kg : |
| 68 |
ipr-mus, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| 142 |
ivn-mus, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
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| EC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
| 183 |
2 days, Asellus aquaticus |
| 124 |
4 days, Asellus aquaticus |
| 160 |
2 days, Crangonyx pseudogracilis |
| 120 |
4 days, Crangonyx pseudogracilis |
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Martin & Holdich 1986 |
References |
| 1589 | Lewis, R.J. & Sweet, D.V. 1984.
Registry of toxic effects of
chemical substances.
National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health.
No. 83-107-4. |
| 1763 | Martin, T.R. & Holdich, D.M. 1986.
The acute lethal toxicity of
heavy metals to peracarid crustaceans (with particular
reference to fresh-water asellids and gammarids).
Water Res.
20(9): 1137 - 1147. |
