calcium bromide
Also known as CaBr2, calcium dibromide
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- Br2Ca
- Molecular weight
- 199.89 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- calcium dibromide
- SMILES
- [Ca+2].[Br-].[Br-]
- InChIKey
- WGEFECGEFUFIQW-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Calcium bromide is the name for compounds with the chemical formula CaBr2(H2O)x. Individual compounds include the anhydrous material (x = 0), the hexahydrate (x = 6), and the rare dihydrate (x = 2). All are white powders that dissolve in water, and from these solutions crystallizes the hexahydrate. The hydrated form is mainly used in some drilling fluids.
Synthesis, structure, and reactions