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Sodium sulfate decahydrate

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, ≥99.0% (calc. to the dried substance)

Synonym(s):

Glauber’s salt

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Linear Formula:
Na2SO4 · 10H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
322.20
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
form:
crystals

grade

puriss.

Assay

≥99.0% (calc. to the dried substance)

form

crystals

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP

impurities

acidity or alkalinity, complies
residual solvents, complies
≤10 mg/kg heavy metals (as Pb)
≤200 mg/kg free alkali (as NaOH)
≤300 mg/kg free acid (as H2SO4)

loss

53-57% loss on drying, 130 °C

density

1.46 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤2 mg/kg
Ca: ≤50 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Mg: ≤100 mg/kg
Zn: ≤20 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution
complies for identity

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/2Na.H2O4S.10H2O/c;;1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;;;;/h;;(H2,1,2,3,4);10*1H2/q2*+1;;;;;;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

RSIJVJUOQBWMIM-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Thermodynamics of crystallization of sodium sulfate decahydrate in H2O-NaCl-Na2SO4: application to Na2SO4?10H2O-based latent heat storage materials.
Marliacy P, et al.
Thermochimica Acta, 344(1), 85-94 (2000)
Crystal structures of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Glauber's salt) and sodium tetraborate decahydrate (borax). Redetermination by neutron diffraction.
Levy HA and Lisensky GC.
Acta Crystallographica Section B, Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 34(12), 3502-3510 (1978)
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