Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Formulae of chlorides and reactions with water

NaCl + aq →Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq) dissolves to form neutral solution , pH = 7

MgCl2 + aq → Mg2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) dissolves with slight hydrolysis to form slightly acidic solution , pH = 6.5

AlCl3 + 6H2O(l) → [Al(H2O)6]3+(aq) + 3Cl-(aq) dissolves with hydrolysis to form acidic solution
[Al(H2O)6]3+(aq) →[Al(OH)(H2O)5]2+(aq) + H+(aq) , pH = 3

SiCl4 + 2H2O→SiO2 + 4HCl , pH = 2

PCl3 + 3H2O → H3PO3 + 3HCl, pH = 2

PCl5 + H2O → POCl3 + 2HCl, pH =2

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