CHARATERISTICS

• Its other name is cupric chloride
• It is present in the form of brown color crystals and green colored powder

SOLUBILITY

• It is soluble in water and alcohol

DENSITY

• Brown colored crystals 3.5
• Green colored powder 2.5

MELTING POINT

• Brown colored crystals 620 C
• Green colored powder 100 C

PREPARATION

• Obtained by mixing copper with chlorine
• Also obtained by the reaction of copper carbonate and hydrochloric acid

GRADES

• Technical, regent Grades available

HAZARDS

• It is a poisonous compound

USES

• It is used in making of following products
  • Fireworks
  • Photography
  • Pigments
  • Electroplating bath

• It also acts as dying and printing mordent