Difference between revisions of "Calcium Bromide"

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==Description==
 
==Description==
A white powder or crystals generally packed in fibre drums.
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Calcium bromide is the calcium [[salt]] of hydrobromic acid with the chemical formula of CaBr2. It is a white powder or crystals, odourless, sharp saline taste, very deliquescent, reacting with water to form the hexahydrate.<br><br>
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Used in photography, medicine, as a food preservative and in the manufacture of anti-freeze compounds. <br><br>If drums are damaged during transit, the commodity may cake and eventually form large blocks. May also be slightly discoloured, freely deliquescing and contaminated, as moisture is absorbed from the air with great avidity. This may result in a depreciated value.
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<b>Full information on this product is in the process of completion.</b>
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Revision as of 12:06, 30 October 2012

Infobox on Calcium Bromide
Example of Calcium Bromide
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Calcium Bromide

Description

Calcium bromide is the calcium salt of hydrobromic acid with the chemical formula of CaBr2. It is a white powder or crystals, odourless, sharp saline taste, very deliquescent, reacting with water to form the hexahydrate.

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