Densities of Aqueous Solutions of Inorganic Chlorides
Be aware of the concentration units in the figures:
wt%: Mass of solute/total mass of solution*100%
mol/kg: Molality = moles of solute/kg of water
mol/liter: Molarity = moles of solute/liter of solution
Values are tabulated below the figures.
See also density of aqueous solutions of inorganic potassium salts, inorganic sodium salts, some other inorganic substances, organic acids and organic substances as sugars and alcohols.
Density of aqueous solutions at 20°C, given as g/cm3:
For full table with Iron, Lithium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium and Strontium Chloride - rotate the screen!
| Mass% | Ammonium chloride | Barium chloride | Calcium chloride | Cecium chloride | Hydrogen-chloride | Iron(III) chloride | Lithium chloride | Magnesium chloride | Potassium chloride | Sodium chloride | Strontium chloride |
| 1 | 1.0014 | 1.007 | 1.0065 | 1.0058 | 1.0031 | 1.0068 | 1.0041 | 1.0062 | 1.0046 | 1.0053 | 1.0071 |
| 5 | 1.0138 | 1.0434 | 1.0401 | 1.0374 | 1.0228 | 1.0408 | 1.0272 | 1.0394 | 1.0304 | 1.034 | 1.0437 |
| 10 | 1.0286 | 1.0921 | 1.0835 | 1.0798 | 1.0476 | 1.0853 | 1.056 | 1.0826 | 1.0633 | 1.0707 | 1.0925 |
| 20 | 1.0567 | 1.2031 | 1.1775 | 1.1756 | 1.098 | 1.1816 | 1.115 | 1.1742 | 1.1328 | 1.1478 | 1.2008 |
| 30 | 1.2816 | 1.2885 | 1.1492 | 1.2679 | 1.1791 | 1.2763 | 1.3248 | ||||
| 40 | 1.3957 | 1.4226 | 1.1977 | 1.4176 | |||||||
| 50 | 1.5846 | ||||||||||
| Density at 20°C, given as g/cm3 | |||||||||||
Conversion of the concentration from mass% to mol/kg (moles of solute/kg of water = molality):
For full table with Iron, Lithium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium and Strontium Chloride - rotate the screen!
| Mass% | Ammonium chloride | Barium chloride | Calcium chloride | Cecium chloride | Hydrogen-chloride | Iron(III) chloride | Lithium chloride | Magnesium chloride | Potassium chloride | Sodium chloride | Strontium chloride |
| 1 | 0.189 | 0.049 | 0.091 | 0.06 | 0.277 | 0.062 | 0.238 | 0.106 | 0.135 | 0.173 | 0.064 |
| 5 | 0.984 | 0.253 | 0.474 | 0.313 | 1.444 | 0.324 | 1.241 | 0.553 | 0.706 | 0.901 | 0.332 |
| 10 | 2.077 | 0.534 | 1.001 | 0.66 | 3.047 | 0.685 | 2.621 | 1.167 | 1.490 | 1.901 | 0.701 |
| 20 | 4.674 | 1.201 | 2.2553 | 1.485 | 6.857 | 1.54 | 5.897 | 2.626 | 3.353 | 4.278 | 1.577 |
| 30 | 3.862 | 2.546 | 11.754 | 2.398 | 10.109 | 4.501 | 2.703 | ||||
| 40 | 6.007 | 3.96 | 18.284 | 4.11 | |||||||
| 50 | 5.94 | ||||||||||
| Molality at 20°C, given as mol/kgwater | |||||||||||
Conversion of the concentration from mass% to mol/liter (moles of solute/liter of solution = molarity):
For full table with Iron, Lithium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium and Strontium Chloride - rotate the screen!
| Mass% | Ammonium chloride | Barium chloride | Calcium chloride | Cecium chloride | Hydrogen-chloride | Iron(III) chloride | Lithium chloride | Magnesium chloride | Potassium chloride | Sodium chloride | Strontium chloride |
| 1 | 0.187 | 0.048 | 0.091 | 0.06 | 0.275 | 0.062 | 0.237 | 0.106 | 0.135 | 0.172 | 0.064 |
| 5 | 0.948 | 0.251 | 0.469 | 0.308 | 1.403 | 0.321 | 1.211 | 0.546 | 0.691 | 0.885 | 0.329 |
| 10 | 1.923 | 0.524 | 0.976 | 0.641 | 2.873 | 0.669 | 2.491 | 1.137 | 1.426 | 1.832 | 0.689 |
| 20 | 3.95 | 1.156 | 2.122 | 1.397 | 6.023 | 1.457 | 5.26 | 2.467 | 3.039 | 3.928 | 1.515 |
| 30 | 3.464 | 2.296 | 9.456 | 2.189 | 8.344 | 4.022 | 2.507 | ||||
| 40 | 5.03 | 3.38 | 13.14 | 3.496 | |||||||
| 50 | 4.706 | ||||||||||
| Molarity at 20°C, given as mol/l solution | |||||||||||
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