| Identification | |
| Name: | Sodium Chloride |
| Synonyms: | SALT; SEA SALT; TANKER FINE SALT; SODIUM STOCK SOLUTION; SODIUM STANDARD STOCK SOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE NATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE 2500 UMHO/ |
| CAS: | 7647-14-5 |
| EINECS: | 231-598-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | NaCl |
| Molecular Weight: | 58.44 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/ClH.Na/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Density: | 2.165 |
| Stability: | Stable under normal shipping and handling conditions. |
| Refractive index: | n20/D 1.378 |
| Appearance: | colourless crystals or white powder |
| Specification: | Sodium chloride (CAS NO.7647-14-5), also known as common salt, table salt, or halite,it also has synonyms such as Salt;Sea Salt;Tanker Fine Salt;Sodium Stock Solution.It is an ionic compound. |
| Report: | Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory. EPA Genetic Toxicology Program. |
| HS Code: | 3822 00 00 |
| Storage Temperature: | Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances. |
| Sensitive: | Hygroscopic |
| Color: | Colorless, transparent crystals or white, crystalline powder Colorless and transparent or translucent when in large crystals. |
| Usage: | In the production of chemicals (sodium hydroxide, soda ash, hydrogen chloride, chlorine, metallic sodium), ceramic glazes, metallurgy, curing hides, food preservative, mineral waters, soap manufacture (salting out), home water softeners, highway deicing, regeneration of ion-exchange resins, photography, food seasoning, herbicide, fire extinguishing, nuclear reactors, mouthwash, medicine (heat exhaustion), salting out dyestuffs, supercooled solutions. Single crystals are used for spectroscopy, uv and infrared transmissions. |
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Xi: Irritant
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