Magnesium perchlorate
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Magnesium perchlorate is a powerful oxidizing agent
, with the formula Mg(ClO4)2.
Magnesium perchlorate decomposes at 250 °C. The heat of formation is -568.90 kJ mol-1.
The enthalpy of solution is quite high, so reactions are done in large amounts of water to dilute it.
It is sold under the trade name
anhydrone.
It was used as desiccant
to dry gas or air samples, but is no longer advised due to hazards inherent in perchlorates. It is dried by heating at 250 °C under vacuum.
Oxidizing agent
An oxidizing agent can be defined as a substance that removes electrons from another reactant in a redox chemical reaction...
, with the formula Mg(ClO4)2.
Magnesium perchlorate decomposes at 250 °C. The heat of formation is -568.90 kJ mol-1.
The enthalpy of solution is quite high, so reactions are done in large amounts of water to dilute it.
It is sold under the trade name
Trade name
A trade name, also known as a trading name or a business name, is the name which a business trades under for commercial purposes, although its registered, legal name, used for contracts and other formal situations, may be another....
anhydrone.
It was used as desiccant
Desiccant
A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness in its local vicinity in a moderately well-sealed container....
to dry gas or air samples, but is no longer advised due to hazards inherent in perchlorates. It is dried by heating at 250 °C under vacuum.