Home
E-Mail
Latest

Chloroethane at Chemical Glossary

What is it? Also known as: Ethyl Chloride. CAS Number: 75-00-3. A colorless liquid with a pungent odor. It is used as a solvent, efrigerant, and topical anesthetic. Also used in the manufacture of dyes, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Was used in the past in the prod

Chemistry Definition Added By: Lillian

The Chloroethane definition has been viewed 415 Time(s)!




Send To Friends!

If you'd like to send the Chloroethane definition to yourself or to your friends/colleagues, just enter the e-mail addresses in the boxes below -





We hope you now understand the meaning of Chloroethane. If you need any more information on this term, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Other Similar Chemical Terms:

Chemistry Term dechlorination process is a process by which excess chlorine is removed from water to a desired level. Usually accomplished by chemical reduction, by passage through carbon beds or by aeration at a suitable pH.

Chemistry Term slurry is a watery mixture or suspension of solids.

Chemistry Term Chiral is Means handedness - A chiral or asymmetric molecule is one which can be distinguished from its mirror image. An example includes lactic acid.

Chemistry Term solubility is The maximum amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature.

Chemistry Term dimer is A molecule or compound formed by the combination of two identical simple molecules.