RE: one more mordancage post, long...

["alnovo@inwind.it" <alnovo@inwind.it>]

> Tri-Ess lists it as Cupric Chloride - CuCL2 [2(II?)] H20
>
> Brackets and spaces are mine.... The "2" after the CuCl2 is not written like
> the chemical numbers - i.e. smaller and just below the line level on the
> page, if you know what I'm trying to say (sorry, my last chemistry class was
> 32 years ago!).  That "2" is written same size and height as the letters for
> the chemicals....

It means "crystalized with 2 water molecules", and there might be also a dot between CuCl2 and 2 H2O.
It is the usual form of copper (II) chloride


Alberto


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