On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:25:38 -0400, Leo Van Der Loo wrote:

Hi Peter

You mean calcium chloride ?

Calcium Chloride IS a salt just as Sodium Chloride is a salt. Both are a
combination of a metal with chlorine.

Not a chemist, but I bumped into this info somewhere along the way.

Merriam-Webster agrees with me, calling it "a diliquescent salt CaCl(2)
used in its anhydrous state as a white porous solid as a drying and
dehumidifying agent and in a hydrated state to lay dust." (7th New
Collegiate Edition)

I will leave it to the reader to determine what is meant by 'diliquescent'.

Bill