What is Cobalt(II) chloride?
{{chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 476995997 | Name = Cobalt(II) chloride | ImageFileL1 = Cobaltous chloride anhydrous.jpg | ImageCaptionL1 = Anhydrous | ImageFileR1 = Cobaltous chloride.jpg | ImageCaptionR1 = Hexahydrate | ImageFile2 = Cobalt(II)-chloride-3D-balls.png | ImageCaption2 = Structure of anhydrous compound | ImageFile3 = MCl2(aq)6forFeCoNi.png | ImageCaption3 = Structure of hexahydrate | IUPACName = Cobalt(II) chloride | OtherNames = Cobaltous chloride<br/>Cobalt dichloride<br>Muriate of cobalt<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chemindustry.com/chemicals/0519906.html.|title=Cobalt muriate, CAS Number: 7646-79-9|website=www.chemindustry.com|access-date=19 April 2018|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528032158/http://www.chemindustry.com/chemicals/0519906.html.|url-status=dead}}</ref> |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 22708 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = EVS87XF13W | UNII1_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII1 = 17AVG63ZBC | UNII1_Comment = (hexahydrate) | InChI = 1/2ClH.Co/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEBI = 35696 | SMILES = Cl[Co]Cl | InChIKey = GVPFVAHMJGGAJG-NUQVWONBAU | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/2ClH.Co/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = GVPFVAHMJGGAJG-UHFFFAOYSA-L | CASNo = 7646-79-9 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo2_Ref = {{cascite|changed|CAS}} | CASNo2 = 16544-92-6 | CASNo2_Comment = (dihydrate) | CASNo3_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo3 = 7791-13-1 | CASNo3_Comment = (hexahydrate) | PubChem = 3032536 | RTECS = GF9800000 | UNNumber = 3288 | EINECS = 231-589-4 }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | Formula = CoCl<sub>2</sub> | MolarMass = 129.839 g/mol (anhydrous) <br> 165.87 g/mol (dihydrate) <br/>237.93 g/mol (hexahydrate) | Appearance = blue crystals (anhydrous) <br> violet-blue (dihydrate)