Magnesium Oxide Cas: 1309-48-4
| Catalog Number | XD91854 |
| Product Name | Magnesium Oxide |
| CAS | 1309-48-4 |
| Molecular Formula | MgO |
| Molecular Weight | 40.3 |
| Storage Details | Ambient |
| Harmonized Tariff Code | 25199099 |
Product Specification
| Appearance | White powder |
| Assay | 99% min |
| Melting point | 2852 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 3600 °C |
| density | 3.58 |
| refractive index | 1.736 |
| Fp | 3600°C |
| solubility | 5 M HCl: 0.1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| Specific Gravity | 3.58 |
| PH | 10.3 (H2O, 20℃)(saturated solution) |
| Water Solubility | 6.2 mg/L (20 ºC), reacts |
| λmax | λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.040 λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.025 |
| Sensitive | Air Sensitive |
| Stability | Stable. Incompatible with bromine trifluoride, bromine trichloride, phosphorus pentachloride. |
Magnesium oxide (MgO) is used as a lining for steel furnaces, as a component in ceramics, as food additives and pharmaceuticals, and to make strong window glass, fertilizers, paper, and rubber manufacturing.
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