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Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate

ACS reagent, 99%

• Linear Formula: Mg(NO₃)₂ · 6H₂O
• CAS Number: 13446-18-9
• Molecular Weight: 256.41
• EC Number: 233-826-7
• MDL number: MFCD00149779
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329752449
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent
• vapor density: 6 (vs air)
• Assay: 98.0-102.0% (ACS specification); 99%
• form: solid
• pH: 5.0-8.2 (25 °C, 5%)
• mp: 89 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.001%; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤5 ppm; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.005%
• cation traces: Ba: ≤0.005%; Ca: ≤0.01%; Fe: ≤5 ppm; K: ≤0.005%; Mn: ≤5 ppm; NH₄⁺: ≤0.003%; Na: ≤0.005%; Sr: ≤0.005%; heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES)
• SMILES string: O.O.O.O.O.O.[Mg++].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/Mg.2NO3.6H2O/c;2*2-1(3)4;;;;;;/h;;;6*1H2/q+2;2*-1;;;;;;
• InChI key: MFUVDXOKPBAHMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate is a hydrated magnesium salt. A mixture of magnesium nitrate hexahydrate and magnesium chloride hexahydrate has been reported as a potential phase change material (PCM) for the storage of latent thermal energy.

Application

Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate can be used:

• In the synthesis of magnesium oxide (MgO) nanopowder by thermal plasma method.
• As a starting material in the synthesis of magnesium nitrate – alumina composite [(1-x) Mg (NO₃)₂ – xAl₂O₃] via sol-gel method.
• As a starting material for the synthesis of Mg-Al spinel precursors, required for the preparation of magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl₂O₄) powder.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1