Molecule
Name
Calcium chloride
IUPAC name
Calcium chloride
Secondary names
Calcium dichloride, Calcium(II) chloride, CaCl2
InChI
InChI=1S/Ca.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
InChI key
UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number
10043-52-4
Structure and atomic composition
Formula
$CaCl_2$
Chemical formula
CaCl2
Structural formula
[Cl-][Ca+2] [Cl-]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$Ca^{2+}$ Calcium cation 1
$Cl^-$ Chloride anion 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
110.984 $g/mol$
State STP
solid
Protic
aprotic
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-triatomic
Vibrations number
3
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot Ca^{2+} \cdot Cl^-$ 2