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 symptoms are illustrated in an documentation.

Name	Formula	Solubility [g/l] 20°C	Deliqueszenz-humidity	Light refraction/ Birefringence	Notes
Bischofite	MgCl2•6H2O	1670 540 (20)	32,8(25), 33,5(10)	nx = 1,494 ny = 1,507 nz = 1,528 Δ = 0,034	decomposes at 116-118 ° C hygroscopic and deliquescent
Antarcticite	CaCl2•6H2O	5360	28,6(25), 30,8(20), 41(0)	no = 1,417 ne = 1,393 Δ = 0,024	hygroscopic and deliquescent
Halite	NaCl	358	75,3(25), 75,7(10)	n = 1,544
Sylvite	KCl	344	84,3(25), 86,8(10)	n = 1,490
Tachyhydrite	CaMg2Cl6•12H2O			no = 1,520-1,522 ne= 1,512-1,513 Δ = 0,008-0,009	hygroscopic and deliquescent
Fluorite(Fluorspar)	CaF2	0.016 (18)		n = 1.434
Sal ammoniac	NH4Cl			n = 1.693

an atom or molecule with a negative electrical charge.