crude alkyl halide in liquid state is too hygroscopic to cath fire even at little temperature! but in solid form its hygroscopic nature lowers decreasing the danger mentioneed above! that's y crude alkyl halide producs should be dried before distillation!
My guess is, that any available water can act as a nucleophile and displace the halide producing the alcohol.
Calcium chloride has the formula CaCl2 if anhydrous. Potassium phosphate has the formula K3PO4.
It doesn't rust but it after about a day you will see that the nail has polished and is completely clean
The correct name for the compound CaCl2 6H2O is Calcium Chloride Hexahydrate.
The price is higher for the calcium chloride.
My guess is, that any available water can act as a nucleophile and displace the halide producing the alcohol.
CaCl2
Calcium chloride is a water absorbant.
The nail would not go rusty because it was kept dry and the anhydrous calcium chloride removed the moisture from the air
Calcium chloride has the formula CaCl2 if anhydrous. Potassium phosphate has the formula K3PO4.
2NH4Cl + CaO --> 2NH3 + CaCl2 + H2O
It's cheap and it works.
Anhydrous calcium chloride
Anhydrous calcium chloride (CaCl2) is extremely hygroscopic, meaning it readily adsorbs water or moisture from the surroundings. Therefore, calcium chloride is commonly used as a dessicant.
To dry hydrogen gas.
the adsorption capacity of calcium is 0.78 kg/ kg of calcium chloride from one article on adsorption cycle
It all depends on the type of Calcium Chloride you used. Was it anhydrous or dihydrate or else?