Colorless monoclinic crystal, easy deliquescence. Soluble in water, the aqueous solution is usually neutral or weakly acidic. It is deliquescent in the air and dehydrated by heating. Used as reagent, medicine, catalyst, etc. It can be prepared by reacting magnesium carbonate with acetic acid.
1、Chemical Name: Magnesium Acetate
2、Molecular Formula: C4H6O4Mg·4H2O
3、Molecular Weight: 214.46
4、CAS: 16674-78-5
5、Character: It occurs as mono-clinic crystal, easily deliquescent. It is easily soluble in water, the aqueous solution is neutral or weak acidic.
6、Usage: It can be used for feed additives and cosmetics, the preparation of magnesium uranyl acetate, the determination of sodium in lab. It can also be used as an analytical reagent such as precipitant , and it can be used as snow-melting agent.
7、Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8、Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat , moisture direct sunshine and during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances and oxides.
