Barium chloride (data page)

This page provides supplementary chemical data on barium chloride.

Material Safety Data Sheet

• SIRI
• Science Stuff (Dihydrate)

Structure and properties

Structure and properties
Index of refraction, nD	?
Dielectric constant, εr	? ε0 at ? °C
Bond strength	?
Bond length	?
Bond angle	?
Magnetic susceptibility	-72.6 x 10−6 cm3/mol
Melting point	962 °C[1]
Boiling point	1560 °C[1]
Density	3.9 g/cm3[1]
Solubility in H2O	37.0 g/100 g[1]

Thermodynamic properties

Phase behavior
Triple point	? K (? °C), ? Pa
Critical point	? K (? °C), ? Pa
Std enthalpy change of fusion, ΔfusHo	15.85 kJ/mol[2]
Std entropy change of fusion, ΔfusSo	? J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change of vaporization, ΔvapHo	? kJ/mol
Std entropy change of vaporization, ΔvapSo	? J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHosolid	−855.0 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sosolid	123.70 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp	71.2 J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHoliquid	−832.47 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Soliquid	143.52 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp	? J/(mol K)
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHogas	−498.73 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sogas	325.73 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp	? J/(mol K)

Spectral data

UV-Vis
λmax	? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε	?
IR
Major absorption bands	? cm−1
NMR
Proton NMR
Carbon-13 NMR
Other NMR data
MS
Masses of main fragments