Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate, 99.9% (metals basis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate is used as a humidity indicator in weather instruments. It finds use in electroplating of cobalt, in invisible ink, in organic chemistry and is a precursor to cobaltocene(bis (cyclopentadienyl) cobalt(II)).

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