A comparative study of the thermal dehydration characteristics of Mcl2H2O (where M = Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Cu2+) under dynamic condition

Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar-751 013, India Manuscript received 19 April 2005, accepted 20 July 2005 A brief comparative study ·on the thermal dehydration behavior of the hydrated chlorides of some 3d transition metals (Mn-Cu series) under dynamic or rising temperature condition has been carried out based on the results obtained from the recent investigations on this subject. Several interesting features correlating molecular geometry of the hydrated salts with their thermal stability have been discussed