Title: Strontium Nitrate
CAS Registry Number: 10042-76-9
Molecular Formula: N2O6Sr
Molecular Weight: 211.63
Percent Composition: N 13.24%, O 45.36%, Sr 41.40%
Line Formula: Sr(NO3)2
Properties: White granules or powder. d 2.99. mp 570°. Sol in 1.5 parts water; slightly sol in alcohol or acetone. The aq soln is neutral. At low temps strontium nitrate crystallizes with 4H2O (25.4%). LD50 i.p. in rats: 540 mg/kg, Cochran et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. 1, 637 (1950).
Melting point: mp 570°
Density: d 2.99
Toxicity data: LD50 i.p. in rats: 540 mg/kg, Cochran et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. 1, 637 (1950)
Use: In pyrotechnics (red fire), signal lights, marine signals, railroad flares, matches. |