Chloride

Author: Hans-Jürgen Schwarz
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Overview

In this overview the most frequently occurring salts with nitrate as the anion are listed. The various salt phases are discussed in detail on separate pages, their occurrence and their damage potential is explained and the damage szmptoms are illustrated in an documentation.

Name	Formula	Solubility [g/l] 20°C	Deliqueszenz-humidity	Light refraction/ Birefringence	Notes
Bischofit	MgCl2•6H2O	1670 540 (20)	32,8(25), 33,5(10)	nx = 1,494 ny = 1,507 nz = 1,528 Δ = 0,034	zersetzt sich bei 116-118 °C hygroskopisch bis zerfließend
Antarcticit	CaCl2•6H2O	5360	28,6(25), 30,8(20), 41(0)	no = 1,417 ne = 1,393 Δ = 0,024	hygroskopisch bis zerfließend
Halit	NaCl	358	75,3(25), 75,7(10)	n = 1,544
Sylvin	KCl	344	84,3(25), 86,8(10)	n = 1,490
Tachyhydrit	CaMg2Cl6•12H2O			no = 1,520-1,522 ne= 1,512-1,513 Δ = 0,008-0,009	hygroskopisch bis zerfließend
Fluorit (Flußspat)	CaF2	0.016 (18)		n = 1.434
Salmiak	NH4Cl			n = 1.693

an atom or molecule with a negative electrical charge.