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Sodium chloride, Optical Grade
Catalog Number: 11019
Properties:
Colorless to white broken crystals, odorless
CAS No: 7647-14-5
Einecs No.: 231-598-3
Molecular formula: NaCl
Molecular weight: 58.44
Melting point: 801º C
Density: 2.165
Sodium chloride, also known as table salt, occurs in nature as the mineral halite. It is produced by mining,
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by evaporation of brine from underground salt deposits and from sea water by1 solar evaporation. Natural
salt is the source of chlorine and of sodium as well as most their compounds. Sodium chloride is used for
preserving food, manufacturing soap, to salt out dyes, in freezing mixtures, for dying and print fabrics, glazing
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pottery, curing hides and metallurgy of tin and other metals. Salt is an essential nutrient factor.
Solubility:
Soluble in water (360 g/l @ 20ºC) and glycerol. Very slightly soluble in alcohol..
Storage:
Hygroscopic, store away from moisture.
References:
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The Merck Index, Fourteenth Edition
This product is offered for R&D use only. Not for human, medical, veterinary, food or household use.