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Zirconium compounds: zirconium dichloride

The zirconium in zirconium dichloride formally is in the oxidation state 2.

Zirconium dichloride

Formula as often written: ZrCl₂
Hill system formula: Cl₂Zr₁
CAS registry number: [13762-26-0]
Formula weight: 162.129
Class: chloride

Synonyms

zirconium dichloride
zirconium(II) chloride
zirconium chloride

Physical properties

Colour:
Appearance:
Melting point: 727
Boiling point: 1292
Density: 3.6 (18°C)

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in zirconium dichloride
Element	%
Cl	43.73
Zr	56.27

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of zirconium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of zirconium dichloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the ZrCl₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Zr₁Cl₂

mass  %
160 100.0 __________________________________________________
161  21.8 ___________
162  97.3 _________________________________________________
163  13.9 _______
164  65.3 _________________________________
165   2.2 _
166  30.5 _______________
167   0.0 
168   6.9 ___
169   0.0 
170   0.6

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Trotman-Dickenson, (ed.) in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon, Oxford, UK, 1973.
R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
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