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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:

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

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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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)
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)
Clément Cartier et al.
Water research, 47(2), 661-671 (2012-11-24)
Release of lead from 80% partially replaced service lines was compared to full lead service lines using harvested-stabilized lead pipes and field brass connectors. After more than a year of stabilization, lead release was consistent with field samples. Over the
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To investigate the effect of nasal tube feeding of rhubarb solution and umbilical compress of Glauber's salt for purgation in the treatment of patients with severe acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP). A retrospective study was conducted. Eighty patients with severe

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