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Calcium nitrate

Catalog No. Calcium_nitrate Name Wikipedia.org
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
calcium bis(nitrooxidane)
IUPAC Traditional name
calcium dinitronate
Synonyms
Norwegian saltpeter
Kalksalpeter
lime nitrate
nitrocalcitr

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 10124-37-5
Chemspider ID 23336
PubChem CID 24963
Wikipedia Title Calcium_nitrate

PROPERTIES

pKa 6.0
Apperance colorless solid
hygroscopic
Boiling Point decomposes (anhydrous)
132 °C (tetrahydrate)
Density 2.504 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
1.896 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate)
Flash Point Non-flammable
Melting Point 561 °C (anhydrous)
42.7 °C (tetrahydrate)
Solubility anhydrous:
121.2 g/100 mL (20 °C)
271.0 g/100 mL (40 °C)
tetrahydrate:
195 g/100 mL (0 °C)
129 g/100 mL (20 °C)
363 g/100 mL (100 °C) in water
Solubility dissolves in alcohol and acetone
soluble in ammonia
almost insoluble in nitric acid
EU Index Not listed
LD50 302 mg/kg (rat, oral)
NFPA704
NFPA 704 diagram
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OX
RTECS EW2985000
UN Number 1454

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