Magnesium Sulfate

• Catalog No.: Magnesium_sulfate
• CAS Number: 7487-88-9
• M. F.: MgO4S
• M. W.: 120.3676

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: magnesium(2+) ion sulfate
• IUPAC Traditional name: magnesium(2+) ion sulfate
• Synonyms: Epsom salt (heptahydrate); Bitter salts

DATABASE IDS

• ATC CODE: A12CC02
• CAS Number: 7487-88-9
• Unique Ingredient Identifier: ML30MJ2U7I
• Chemspider ID: 22515
• DrugBank ID: DB00653
• Wikipedia Title: Magnesium_sulfate
• CHEBI ID: 32599
• CHEMBL: 1200456
• ATC CODE: B05XA05
• ATC CODE: D11AX05
• ATC CODE: A06AD04
• PubChem CID: 24083
• ATC CODE: V04CC02

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: white crystalline solid
• Density: 2.66 g/cm^3 (anhydrous) ; 2.445 g/cm^3 (monohydrate) ; 1.68 g/cm^3 (heptahydrate); 1.512 g/cm^3 (11-hydrate)
• Melting Point: 1124 °C (anhydrous, decomp) ; 200 °C (monohydrate, decomp) ; 150 °C (heptahydrate, decomp) ; 2 °C (11-hydrate, decomp)
• Odor: odorless
• Refractive Index: 1.523 (monohydrate) ; 1.433 (heptahydrate)
• Solubility: anhydrous ; 26.9 g/100 mL (0 °C) ; 25.5 g/100 mL (20 °C)

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  heptahydrate ; 71 g/100 mL (20 °C) in water
• Solubility: 1.16 g/100 mL (18 °C, ether) ; slightly soluble in alcohol, glycerol ; insoluble in acetone
• EU Index: Not listed
• RTECS: OM4500000