Magnesium chloride | SSHADE

Molecule

Name: Magnesium chloride

Name and identifiers

IUPAC name: Magnesium chloride
Secondary names: Magnesium dichloride, MgCl2
InChI: InChI=1S/2ClH.Mg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
InChI key: TWRXJAOTZQYOKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number: 7786-30-3

Structure and atomic composition

Formula: $MgCl_2$
Chemical formula: MgCl2
Structural formula: [Cl-][Mg+2] [Cl-]
Charge: 0
Unpaired electrons: 0

	Atom	Name	Number
	$Mg^{2+}$	Magnesium(II) cation	1
	$Cl^-$	Chloride anion	2

Relations

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Isotopic composition

Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

Nuclear spin isomers

Spin type: equilibrated

Molar mass: 95.211 $g/mol$
State STP: solid
Protic: aprotic

Fundamental vibration modes

Molecule symmetry: unknown
Case: nonlinear-triatomic
Vibrations number: 3

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot Mg^{2+} \cdot Cl^-$	2