Magnesium carbonate

• Catalog No.: Magnesium_carbonate
• CAS Number: 546-93-0
• M. F.: CMgO3
• M. W.: 84.3139

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: magnesium(2+) ion carbonate
• IUPAC Traditional name: magnesium(2+) ion carbonate
• Synonyms: Magnesite; Nesequehonite (trihydrate); Barringtonite (dihydrate); Lansfordite (pentahydrate)

DATABASE IDS

• ATC CODE: A02AA01
• ATC CODE: A06AD01
• CAS Number: 546-93-0
• CHEMBL: 1200736
• CHEBI ID: 31793
• PubChem CID: 11029
• Chemspider ID: 10563
• Wikipedia Title: Magnesium_carbonate

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: white solid ; hygroscopic
• Std enthalpy of formation: -1113 kJ/mol
• Density: 2.958 g/cm^3 (anhydrous) ; 2.825 g/cm^3 (dihydrate) ; 1.837 g/cm^3 (trihydrate) ; 1.73 g/cm^3 (pentahydrate)
• Flash Point: Non-flammable
• Melting Point: 540 °C decomp. (anydrous) ; 165 °C (trihydrate)
• Std molar entropy: 66 J·mol^-1·K^-1
• Odor: odorless
• Refractive Index: 1.717 (anhydrous) ; 1.458 (dihydrate) ; 1.412 (trihydrate)
• Solubility: 0.0106 g/100 mL (25 °C, anhydrous) ; 3.75 g/L (20 °C, pentahydrate) in water
• Solubility: soluble in acid, aqueous CO₂ ; insoluble in acetone, ammonia
• Solubility Product (Ksp): 1.0×10^-5
• EU Index: Not listed
• RTECS: OM2470000