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256501

Calcium carbonate

ACS reagent, ≥99.0%, low in alkalies

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Linear Formula:
CaCO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.09
EC Number:
207-439-9
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
8008338
MDL number:
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grade

ACS reagent

assay

≥99.0%

impurities

≤0.01% NH4OH pptd., ≤0.01% insol. dil. HCl

density

2.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%, fluoride (F-): ≤0.0015%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Ba: ≤0.01%, Fe: ≤0.002%, K: ≤0.01%, Mg: ≤0.01%, NH4+: ≤0.003%, Na: ≤0.01%, Sr: ≤0.1%, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001%

SMILES string

[Ca++].[O-]C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/CH2O3.Ca/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2

InChI key

VTYYLEPIZMXCLO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Other Notes

A -D suffix exists for administrative purposes only.
All -D packages are 100% the same product, same quality, same specification as the package sizes previously sold without a -D.



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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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