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Anhydrous magnesium sulfate | |
Epsomite (heptahydrate) | |
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IUPAC name Magnesium sulfate | |
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Chemical formula | MgSO4 |
Molar mass | 120.366 g/mol (anhydrous) 246.47 g/mol (heptahydrate) |
Appearance | white crystalline solid |
Density | 2.66 g/cm (anhydrous) 2.445 g/cm (monohydrate) 1.68 g/cm (heptahydrate) 1.512 g/cm (11-hydrate) |
Melting point | 1124 °C (anhydrous, decomp) 200 °C (monohydrate, decomp) 150 °C (heptahydrate, decomp) 2 °C (11-hydrate, decomp) |
Solubility in water | anhydrous 269 g/L (0 °C) 255 g/L (20 °C) heptahydrate 710 g/L (20 °C) |
Solubility | 0.116 g/L (18 °C, ether) slightly soluble in alcohol, glycerol insoluble in acetone |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.523 (monohydrate) 1.433 (heptahydrate) |
Structure | |
Crystal structure | monoclinic (hydrate) |
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Other cations | Beryllium sulfate Calcium sulfate Strontium sulfate Barium sulfate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). N verify (what is ?) Infobox references |
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