stannous chloride

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stannous chloride¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Stannous chloride is usually sufficiently contaminated with stannic salt.

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When acted on with hot hydrochloric acid it slowly dissolves (more rapidly in contact with platinum) and forms stannous chloride.

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Note the quantity of the stannous chloride solution required.

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Tin in solution as stannic or stannous chloride is precipitated as metal by means of zinc.

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These reactions are characteristic of tin as stannous chloride.

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