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Platinum(II) chloride
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<p>Platinum(II) chloride describes the <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compounds</a> with the formula <a href="/facts/Platinum/qJC6lQf7">Pt</a><a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">Cl2</a>. They are precursor used in the preparation of other platinum compounds. Platinum(II) chloride exists in two crystalline forms (<a href="/facts/Crystal_polymorphism/bu2tqsB9">polymorphs</a>), but the main properties are somewhat similar: dark brown, insoluble in water, <a href="/facts/Diamagnetism/dgFavn9K">diamagnetic</a>, and odorless. </p>