Chlorine

CAS Registry Number®

7782-50-5

CAS Name

Chlorine

Molecular Formula

Cl2

Molecular Mass

70.91

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    -34.04 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -105.5 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.4 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C; Press: 5210 Torr

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/Cl2/c1-2

InChIKey

InChIKey=KZBUYRJDOAKODT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

ClCl

Canonical SMILES

ClCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Chlorine
  • Molecular chlorine
  • Chlorine mol.
  • Dichlorine
  • Diatomic chlorine

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