Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compounds with the formulas MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2(H2O)x. These salts are typical ionic halides being highly soluble in water. The hydrated magnesium chloride can be extracted from brine or sea water. In North America magnesium chloride is produced primarily from Great Salt Lake brine. It is extracted in a similar process from the Dead Sea in the Jordan valley.
