Calcium nitrate
CAS 10124-37-5CaN2O6164.09 g/mol
Calcium nitrate is inorganic nitrate salt of calcium. It has a role as a fertilizer. It is a calcium salt and an inorganic nitrate salt. It contains a calcium(2+).
IUPAC: calcium dinitrate
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Physical & Chemical Properties
| Melting Point | 1042 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Density | 2.5 at 64.4 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | Very sol in water; freely sol in methanol, ethanol, acetone; almost insol in concn nitric acid |
| pH | 5% aq soln= 6.0 |
| Appearance | Calcium nitrate appears as white to light gray granular solid. May be either the anhydrous compound or the tetrahydrate. Used in fertilizers, explosives and pyrotechnics. |
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HS Code(s): 3102
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