cobalt dichloride

A cobalt salt in which the cobalt metal is in the +2 oxidation state and the counter-anion is chloride. It is used as an indicator for water in desiccants.

• Code: CHEBI:35696
• Source: CHEBI
• Alternative labels: cobalt(2+) chloride cobalt dichloride cobalt chloride Kobalt(II)-chlorid cobaltous chloride Kobalt chlorid dichlorocobalt Kobaltdichlorid cobaltous chloride anhydrous cobalt(II) chloride CoCl2 cobaltous dichloride cobalt muriate