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Ferrous chloride

Ferrous chloride is a pale greenish salt-like crystal or powder, which is soluble in water.

Chemical Formula: FeCl₂

Layman's explanation: It has been discovered that high levels of exposure to this chemical substance may lead to iron build-up in the body, which can cause nausea, stomach pain, and vomiting. Due to its corrosiveness, it is used as a resource for treating sewage, mixing metals (metallurgy), and textile dyeing. Also it is used in pharmaceutical preparations to prevent oxidation and degradation of easily oxidizable active ingredients in the compounds. Also it is used in pharmaceutical preparations to prevent oxidation and degradation of easily oxidizable active ingredients in the compounds.

Keywords: metallurgy, corrosive, textile dyeing

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