| SODIUM PERCHLORATE | ||
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |
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| CAS NO. | 7601-89-0 |
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| EINECS NO. | 231-511-9 | |
| FORMULA | NaClO4 | |
| MOL WT. | 122.44 | |
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H.S. CODE |
2829.90 | |
| TOXICITY | ||
| SYNONYMS | Perchloric Acid Sodium Salt; Sodium Hyperchlorate; | |
| Natriumperchlorat; Perclorato de sodio; Perchlorate de sodium; | ||
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CLASSIFICATION |
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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| PHYSICAL STATE | white crystalline solid | |
| MELTING POINT |
400 C (Decomposes) |
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| BOILING POINT | ||
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 2.02 | |
| SOLUBILITY IN WATER | soluble (soluble in alcohol) | |
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| FLASH POINT | 400 C | |
| STABILITY | Stable under ordinary conditions. Hygroscopic.Explosive in contact with concentrated sulfuric acid. | |
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APPLICATIONS |
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| Sodium Perchlorate is used to manufacture explosives and matches because of its ability to produce oxygen. Perchlorate is a powerful ingredient of bleaching powder used in paper and pulp processing and calico printing. | ||
| SALES SPECIFICATION (MONOHYDRATE) | ||
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APPEARANCE |
white crystalline solid | |
| ASSAY |
98.0%
min
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| CHLORIDES |
0.05% max |
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| Fe |
0.005% max |
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INSOLUBLES IN WATER |
0.15% max |
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| CHLORATES |
0.15% max |
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| TRANSPORTATION | ||
| PACKING | 50kgs in drum | |
| HAZARD CLASS | 5.1 (Packing Group: II) | |
| UN NO. | 1502 | |
| OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Hazard Symbols: XN O, Risk Phrases: 9-20/22, Safety Phrases:13-22-27 | ||
| Perchlorate is the common name for chlorate(VII) salt. The related names to the acids are clear when the oxidation number statement is appended; hypochlorite [or chlorate(I)] contains the ion, ClO- ; chlorite [or chlorate(III)], ClO2-; Chlorate [or chlorate(V)], ClO3-; perchlorate [or chlorate(VII)], ClO4-. | ||
