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Sodium chloride

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Synonym(s):

Halite, NaCl

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Linear Formula:
NaCl
CAS Number:
7647-14-5
Molecular Weight:
58.44
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Index Number:
231-598-3
MDL number:
MFCD00003477
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3534976
Assay:
≥99.0% (silver nitrate titration)
Grade:
ACS reagent
Solubility:
358 g/L
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200, 300

agency

meets USP/NF

vapor pressure

1.3 hPa ( 865 °C)

assay

≥99.0% (silver nitrate titration)

impurities

≤0.005% Insoluble matter

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

bp

1461 °C/1013 hPa

mp

801 °C (lit.)

solubility

358 g/L

anion traces

bromide (Br-): ≤0.01%, chlorate, nitrate (as NO3-): ≤0.003%, iodide (I-): ≤0.002%, phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.004%

cation traces

Ba: ≤0.001%, passes test, Ca: ≤0.002%, Fe: ≤2 ppm, K: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.001%, heavy metals: ≤5 ppm

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Cl-]

InChI

1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Analysis Note

Assay (argentometric)99.0% minBarium (Ba)Passes test (about 0.001%)Bromide (Br)0.01% maxCalcium (Ca)0.002% maxChlorate and nitrate (as NO3)0.003% maxHeavy Metals (by ICP-OES)5ppm maxInsoluble matter0.005% maxIodide (I)0.002% maxIron (Fe)2ppm maxMagnesium (Mg)0.001% maxPhosphate (PO4)5ppm maxPotassium (K)0.005% maxSulfate (SO4)0.004% maxpH of a 5% solution at 25°C5.0-9.0

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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