Sodium Nitrate
(NaN02)
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | NaNO3 | Dental use |
| Boiling point | 380 °C (716 °F; 653 K) decomposes | |
| Density | 2.257 g/cm3, solid | |
| Melting point | 308 °C (586 °F; 581 K) | |
| Molar mass | 84.9947 g/mol | |
| SPECIFICATION | |||
| Specification | |||
| Purity | : | 98% minimum | 99.0%min |
| Chloride contents | : | 0.0015 | 0.1%max |
| Moisture contents | : | 3% max | 1.4%max |
| PH value | : | 5 - 5.9 | |
| Sieve anlysis | : | 0.005 | |
| Retention on BSM # 18 (USM#20) | : | ||
| matter insolable in water | : | 0.10% max. | 0.05%max |
| Appearance | : | Light yellow fine crystal | |
| NaNO3 (on dry basis) | : | 0.8%max | |