Inorganic Compounds

Bromine is a dense, dark red, fuming, highly corrosive, and lacrimatory liquid. Its strong pungent odor is detectable at 1 ppm by volume in air.

Calcium chloride, CaCl2, is a white, odorless, extremely water soluble salt that forms hydrates. It is found in small quantities, along with other salts, in seawater and in many mineral springs.

Sodium hydroxide is a strong base with the formula NaOH. In its pure form it is a white crystalline solid, but it dissolves easily in water to form a colorless solution.