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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Peer reviewed

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
The Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 10th ed.
Author:
Hawley, G.G.
Year:
1981
Bibliographic source:
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981., p. 952

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Literature data; no guideline specified
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Sodium sulphate
EC Number:
231-820-9
EC Name:
Sodium sulphate
Cas Number:
7757-82-6
Molecular formula:
H2O4S.2Na
IUPAC Name:
disodium sulfate

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
solid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
powder
Colour:
White
Odour:
odourless
Substance type:
inorganic

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
White powder or orthorhombic bipyramidal crystals, odorless and bitter saline taste
Executive summary:

Data reported in the HSDB -Hazardous Substances Data Bank - by U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services; the information was peer reviewed.

Conclusion

White powder or orthorhombic bipyramidal crystals, odorless and bitter saline taste