Sodium chloride
CAS 7647-14-5ClNa58.44 g/mol
Sodium chloride is an inorganic chloride salt having sodium(1+) as the counterion. It has a role as an emetic, a NMR chemical shift reference compound and a flame retardant. It is an inorganic chloride and an inorganic sodium salt.
IUPAC: sodium chloride
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Physical & Chemical Properties
| Melting Point | 800.7 °C |
| Boiling Point | 1465 °C |
| Density | 2.17 at 25 °C/4 °C |
| Solubility | 36.0 g/100 g of water at 25 °C |
| Vapor Pressure | VP: 1 mm Hg at 865 °C |
| pH | pH = 6.7 to 7.3; its aqueous solution is neutral |
| Appearance | Dry Powder, Other Solid; Liquid; Liquid, Other Solid; NKRA; Dry Powder, Liquid; Dry Powder, Water or Solvent Wet Solid; Other Solid; Pellets or Large Crystals, Liquid; Water or Solvent Wet Solid; Pellets or Large Crystals; Dry Powder |
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HS Code(s): 2501
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