Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Hygroscopic Iron(III) Chloride Hydrate

I have found over the years that iron(III) chloride hydrate can be pretty hygroscopic.  Here is a vial that once contained the dry salt, but has picked up plenty of moisture over time.  This seems like a more safe compound to demonstrate hygroscopic behavior than, say, solid sodium hydroxide.

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