Title: Strontium Carbonate
CAS Registry Number: 1633-05-2
Molecular Formula: CO3Sr
Molecular Weight: 147.63
Percent Composition: C 8.14%, O 32.51%, Sr 59.35%
Line Formula: SrCO3
Literature References: Occurs in nature as the mineral strontianite.
Properties: White, odorless, tasteless powder. d 3.5. Dec at 1100° into SrO and CO2. Sol in 100,000 parts water, in about 1000 parts of water saturated with CO2; sol in dil acids.
Density: d 3.5
Use: In pyrotechnics; manuf iridescent glass; refining sugar. |