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Cadmium

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Carbon

Cerium

Chlorine

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Calcium sulfate, anhydrous

CAS no: 7778-18-9   Formula: CaSO4   Molecular weight: 136.142

Physical Data

Appearance: Orthorhombic crystals

Melting point: 1460°C
Boiling point: -

Density: 2.96 g/cm3
Solubility: 0.205 g/100 g H2Ograph
Solubility product, Ks: 4.93 x 10-5


Thermodynamic Data

Enthalpy of formation: -1434.5 kJ/mol
Gibbs energy of formation: -1322 kJ/mol

Entropy: 106.5 J/mol K
Heat capacity: 99.7 J/mol K


Production and preparation

Natural form is known as anhydrite, anhydrous sulfate of lime or anhydrous gypsum.


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(Last update: March 2003)


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