Uses: used in medicine, food, feed additives, fermentation, industry, engineering plastics, agricultural fertilizer, daily chemical industry and other fields
Properties
Summary
Magnesium sulfate, or anhydrous magnesium sulfate, is a compound containing magnesium, The molecular formula is MgSO4 (or MgSO4 · 7H2O). Anhydrous magnesium sulfate is a common chemical reagent and drying reagent. However, magnesium sulfate often refers to magnesium sulfate heptahydrate because it is not easy to deliquesce and is easier to weigh than anhydrous magnesium sulfate, which is convenient for quantitative control in industry.
CAS No.
10034-99-8
Formula
MgSO4·7H2O
Molecular Mass
246.47500
Exact Mass
246.01100
PSA
153.25000
Logp
-0.70730
IUPAC
magnesium;sulfate;heptahydrate
Attribute classification
Matter Classification
inorganic
Category
Chemical and Physical Properties
Melting Point
1124°C
Density
2.66
Boiling Point
330ºC at 760 mmHg
Appearance
White or colorless acicular or oblique columnar crystals