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Calcium oxide

Catalog No. Calcium_oxide Name Wikipedia.org
CAS Number 1305-78-8 Website http://www.wikipedia.org/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
oxocalcium
IUPAC Traditional name
limestone
Synonyms
Quicklime
Unslaked lime
Burnt lime

DATABASE IDS

Wikipedia Title Calcium_oxide
PubChem CID 14778
CAS Number 1305-78-8
Unique Ingredient Identifier C7X2M0VVNH
Chemspider ID 14095
ATC CODE QP53AX18

PROPERTIES

Solubility insoluble (also in diethyl ether, n-octanol) in methanol
pKa 12.8
Apperance White to pale yellow/brown powder
Boiling Point 2850°C
Std enthalpy of formation -635 kJ·mol-1
Density 3.35 g/cm3
Flash Point Non-flammable
Melting Point 2572°C
Std molar entropy 40 J·mol-1·K-1
Odor odorless
Solubility 1.19 g/L (25 °C), 0.57 g/L (100 °C), exothermic reaction in water
Solubility soluble (also in glycerol, sugar solution) in acids
EU Index Not listed
NFPA704
NFPA 704 diagram
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RTECS EW3100000
UN Number 1910

DETAILS

Description (English)

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