Barium chloride
The inorganic dichloride salt of barium. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 10361-37-2 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | Ba.2Cl | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 208.234 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 207.84295 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:63317 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 208.23 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 207.842952 Da | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifierbarium chloridebarium dichlorideWDIHJSXYQDMJHN-UHFFFAOYSA-L[Ba+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]InChI=1S/Ba.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2Names & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese governmentBarium chloride · H26-B-078 / R-032
| Endpoint | Reported classification |
|---|---|
| Acute toxicity （Oral） | Category 3 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation | Category 2 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure | Category 1 (nervous system, cardiovascular system, , kidney), Category 3 (respiratory tract irritation) |
| Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure | Category 1 (cardiovascular system, nervous system, , kidney) |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Acute） | Category 3 |
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Calculated from sourced massUses 208.234 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsBaClCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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