Catalog Number
ACMA00015713
Product Name
Sodium chloride crystal optic rectangle, 30mm x 15mm x 4mm, unpolished
Category
Windows & Spheres
Description
Sodium chloride appears as a white crystalline solid. Commercial grade usually contains some chlorides of calcium and magnesium which absorb moisture and cause caking. (NTP, 1992);DryPowder; DryPowder, Liquid; DryPowder, PelletsLargeCrystals, Liquid; DryPowder, PelletsLargeCrystals, OtherSolid, Liquid; Liquid; OtherSolid; OtherSolid, Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals; WetSolid
IUPAC Name
sodium;chloride
Molecular Weight
58.44g/mol
Molecular Formula
NaCl;ClNa
Canonical SMILES
[Na+].[Cl-]
InChI
InChI=1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChI Key
FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Boiling Point
2575 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);1465 °C
Melting Point
1474 °F (NTP, 1992);800.7 °C
Density
2.165 at 77 °F (NTP, 1992);2.17 at 25 °C/4 °C
Solubility
greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68° F (NTP, 1992);36.0 g/100 g of water at 25 °C;One gram dissolves in 2.8 mL water /3.57X10+5 mg/L/ at 25 °C;Slightly soluble in ethanol;0.065 g/100 g ethanol at 25 °C, 7.15 g/100 g ethylene glycol at 25 °C, 5.21 g/100 g formic acid at 25 °C, 10 g/100 g glycerol at 25 °C, 2.15 g /100 g liquid ammonia at -40 °C, 1.40 g/100g methanol at 25 °C, 1.86 g/100 g monoethanolamine at 25 °C /Table/;One gram dissolves in ... 2.6 mL boiling water, in 10 mL glycerol
Color/Form
Colorless, transparent crystals or white, crystalline powder;Colorless and transparent or translucent when in large crystals;Colorless cubic crystals
Corrosivity
Sodium chloride solutions are corrosive to base metals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
2
EC Number
231-598-3;617-042-6
MeSH Entry Terms
Sodium Chloride;Sodium Chloride, (22)Na;Sodium Chloride, (24)NaCl
Monoisotopic Mass
57.958622g/mol
Other Experimental
A 23% aqueous solution of sodium chloride freezes at -20.5 °C. ... Density of saturated aqueous solution at 25 °C is 1.202 ... Begins to volatilize at a little above its melting point. ... Its solubility is decreased by hydrogen chloride.;Somewhat hygroscopic;VP: 1 mm Hg at 865 °C;Specific heat = 0.853 J/g-k; hardness Mohs' scale: 2.5; critical humidity at 20 °C: 75.3%; heat of solution, 1 kg H₂O, 25 °C: 3.757 kJ/mol /Table/;Enthalpy of formation: -410.9 kJ/mol at 25 °C; Density of molten sodium chloride at 850 °C: 1.549 g/cu cm; latent heat of fusion: 0.52 kJ/g
Refractive Index
Index of refraction: 1.5442 /Table/
Stability
Stable under recommended storage conditions.
Vapor Pressure
1 mm Hg at 1589 °F (NTP, 1992)
Viscosity
Viscosity of saturated aqueous solution = 1.93 mPa-s