Ferric Chloride Lab Reagent

Product Code : SCL-LC-12185

Ferric Chloride Lab Reagent (SKU SCL-LC-12185) is iron(III) chloride, FeCl3, also known as iron trichloride, offered for chemistry teaching, qualitative analysis and analytical work. With neutral ferric chloride solution, Class 12 students can detect phenols and acetate, and college and research labs can prepare iron(III) solutions from it. Science Lab Supplies prices and ships the reagent from Ambala, India for supervised school labs, colleges, universities, tender contractors and distributors.

Specifications

The rows below give each property of this iron(III) chloride separately. In short, it may be the anhydrous salt, FeCl3, or a hydrate such as FeCl3·6H2O; it appears as a brown, yellow-brown or crystalline solid, absorbs moisture and forms acidic, corrosive solutions, so your batch label confirms the form, grade and pack size.

Applications and Experiments for Ferric Chloride

Ferric chloride serves several teaching-lab tests and preparations: inorganic tests for iron(III), organic functional-group tests, and the preparation of iron(III) solutions for analytical methods that specify it. Because its solutions can be acidic and corrosive, every use belongs under trained supervision with gloves and eye protection.

• NCERT Class 12 organic chemistry: the neutral ferric chloride test for phenols, with the reagent added dropwise from a 60 ml amber Glass Bottle, with Dropper (Amber).
• CBSE Class 12 salt analysis: confirming Fe3+ and testing for the acetate anion.
• B.Sc. inorganic practicals on iron(III) salts, measuring solution volumes with 5 ml glass Graduated Pipettes.

Corrosion warning: ferric chloride solutions are acidic and corrosive. Use chemical-resistant gloves, goggles and a lab coat, avoid splashes and aerosols, and keep the salt away from incompatible metals and strong bases.

Standard Scope of Supply

You receive a closed container of ferric chloride whose label gives the batch, grade and hydrate form, plus the current Safety Data Sheet. The consignment is packed with a tamper seal and export documentation. Solutions of any strength are made up in your own laboratory.

Shelf life depends on the chemical, its grade and storage conditions; ask us for the expiry date of the batch you are quoted.

Packing, MOQ and Lead Time

Quantities from a single container upwards can be quoted, and every quotation lists packing, delivery time and price for the amount requested. Iron salts and test reagents can be combined on that quotation, keeping a full school chemistry lab equipment in India order on one document.

Science Lab Supplies holds an Importer-Exporter Code and can ship to buyers in Peru, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, subject to the transport rules for corrosive chemicals. To get ferric chloride priced, message the contact page, add it to a chemicals list in the enquiry cart, or prepare a tender order with the lab tender page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ferric chloride used for in school chemistry?
Mainly for the neutral ferric chloride test for phenols, the acetate-anion test and confirming iron(III) ions in salt analysis, always with gloves and goggles because its solutions are acidic and corrosive.

Why does the container need to stay tightly closed?
Ferric chloride absorbs moisture from the air, which makes the solid sticky and changes its weight. Close it straight after dispensing and store it in a dry chemical cupboard.

Who supplies the Ferric Chloride Lab Reagent?
Science Lab Supplies prepares quotations for it in Ambala, India for institutions and distributors; every batch leaves with its Safety Data Sheet and a label naming the hydrate form and grade.

Can students handle ferric chloride?
Only under trained supervision in an authorised laboratory, wearing gloves and goggles, because its solutions are acidic and corrosive to skin and eyes; dispose of residues by local laboratory waste rules.

Related Iron Compounds, Test Samples and Gloves

Ferric chloride can be compared with other iron compounds and a second metal chloride, and its colour tests need phenol and acetate samples. The Lab Chemicals items below, with protective gloves from the Chemistry Lab range, fit the same practicals and can be quoted together.

• Ferric Sulphate — iron(III) sulphate of about 399.9 g/mol in anhydrous form.
• Iron Metal Powder Lab — powdered elemental iron for metal reactivity and separation work.
• Cupric Chloride Lab — copper(II) chloride, CuCl2, or its dihydrate.
• Potassium Ferrocyanide — ferrocyanide complex reagent for qualitative work with iron salts.
• Carbolic Acid Phenol Crystal — hydroxybenzene, C6H5OH, a hazardous organic compound for trained users.
• Sodium Acetate — CH3COONa or its trihydrate, a source of acetate ions.
• Gloves - Protective — disposable, ambidextrous latex gloves resistant to acids, bases and organic liquids.

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Last updated: 22 October 2026