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31434-M

Sigma-Aldrich

Sodium chloride

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Halite, NaCl

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
NaCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.44
Beilstein:
3534976
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
≥99.5%
Form:
solid
Solubility:
water: soluble 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless
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grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor pressure

1 hPa ( 865 °C)

Assay

≥99.5%

form

solid

impurities

acidity or alkalinity, complies
≤0.0001% hexacyanoferrate(II)
≤0.005% free acid (as HCl)
≤0.005% free alkali (as NaOH)
≤0.005% in water insoluble matters
≤0.01% Mg, alkaline earth metals (as Ca)
≤10 mg/kg total nitrogen (N)

loss

≤0.2% loss on drying, 130 °C

pH

5.0-8.0 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

801 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless

anion traces

bromide (Br-): ≤50 mg/kg
chlorate, nitrate (as NO3-): ≤30 mg/kg
iodide (I-): ≤10 mg/kg
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤0.00002%
As: ≤0.00005%
Ba: ≤0.001%
Ca: ≤0.002%
Fe: ≤0.0001%
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
heavy metals: ≤3 mg/kg (by ICP-OES)

suitability

complies for appearance of solution

SMILES string

[Na+].[Cl-]

InChI

1S/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Crystals of sodium chloride belong to the cubic crystal system. It is widely employed preservative for meat, vegetable and fish products. Its effect on the growth of salmonellae (mixed inoculum of Salmonella thompson, S. stanley and S. infantis) has been investigated in laboratory medium.

Application

Sodium chloride was used in the dissolution of polymers such as poly(allylamine hydrochloride), sodium poly(styrenesulfonate) and poly(acrylic acid).

Packaging

This product is also available in glass bottles.


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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable



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