Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate

Hydrated form of Ferric Chloride in the form of yellow crystalline lumps is called Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate. It comes with 59% purity as FeCl₃.

CAS NO. :	10025-77-1
SYSTEMATIC NAME	Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate
OTHER NAME :	Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate, trichloroiron hexahydrate, Ferric Chloride 6-hydrate.
EMPIRICAL FORMULA :	FeCl3 · 6H2O
MOLECULAR WT :	270.30 g/mol
APPEARANCE :	Brownish-yellow, deliquescent, crystalline lumps.

Ferric Chloride Hexahydrate is available in the following packing options:

Description:
The material of this form shall be brownish yellow, deliquescent, crystalline lumps.

Sr. No.	Parameters	Specification	Observation
1.	Ferric Chloride (as FeCl3 % by wt)	Min 59%	59.60%
2.	Free Acid (HCl % by wt)	Max 0.03 %	<0.03%
3.	Free Basicity (Fe2O3 % by wt)	Max 0.03 %	<0.03%
4.	Ferrous Salts (as FeCl2 % by wt)	Max .10 %	< 0.1 %
5.	Insoluble matter ( % by wt)	Max 0.2 %	0.1%
6.	Free Chlorine (as Cl % by wt)	Max 0.01 %	< 0.01 %
7.	Sulphates (as SO4 % by wt)	Max 0.3 %	0.01 %
8.	Nitrates (as NO3 % by wt)	Max 0.5 %	<0.5%
9.	Alkalis and alkaline earths (as SO4 % by wt)	Max 0.3 %	0.091 %
10.	Copper (as Cu % by wt)	Max 0.015 %	<0.015 %
11.	Zinc (as Zn % by wt)	Max 0.1 %	< 0.01 %
12.	Arsenic (as As2O3 % by wt)	Max 0.0003 %	< 0.0003 %

Sr. No.	Parameters	Specification	Observation
1.	Ferric Chloride (as FeCl3 % by wt)	Min 59%	59.60%
2.	Free Acid (HCl % by wt)	Max 0.03 %	<0.03%
3.	Free Basicity (Fe2O3 % by wt)	Max 0.03 %	<0.03%
4.	Ferrous Salts (as FeCl2 % by wt)	Max .10 %	< 0.1 %
5.	Insoluble matter ( % by wt)	Max 0.2 %	0.1%
6.	Free Chlorine (as Cl % by wt)	Max 0.01 %	< 0.01 %
7.	Sulphates (as SO4 % by wt)	Max 0.3 %	0.01 %
8.	Nitrates (as NO3 % by wt)	Max 0.5 %	<0.5%
9.	Alkalis and alkaline earths (as SO4 % by wt)	Max 0.3 %	0.091 %
10.	Copper (as Cu % by wt)	Max 0.015 %	<0.015 %
11.	Zinc (as Zn % by wt)	Max 0.1 %	< 0.01 %
12.	Arsenic (as As2O3 % by wt)	Max 0.0003 %	< 0.0003 %