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beryllium chloride
Also known as BeCl2
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- BeCl2
- Molecular weight
- 79.92 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- beryllium dichloride
- SMILES
- [Be+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
- InChIKey
- LWBPNIJBHRISSS-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 78.95
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Beryllium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula BeCl2. It is a colourless, hygroscopic solid that dissolves well in many polar solvents. Its properties are similar to those of aluminium chloride, due to beryllium's diagonal relationship with aluminium.
Structure and synthesis