Chemistry:Magnesium sulfite

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Magnesium sulfite
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Names
IUPAC name
Magnesium sulfite
Other names
Magnesium sulphite
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 231-825-6
UNII
Properties
MgSO3 (anhydrous); MgSO3·6H2O
Molar mass 104.368200 g/mol (anhydrous)
212.4599 g/mol (hexahydrate)
5.2g/L at 298.2K (hexahydrate)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Magnesium sulfite is the magnesium salt of sulfurous acid with the formula MgSO3. Its most common hydrated form has 6 water molecules making it a hexahydrate, MgSO3·6H2O. When heated above 40 °C (104 °F), it is dehydrated to magnesium sulfite trihydrate, or MgSO3·3H2O.[1] The anhydrous form is hygroscopic, meaning that it readily absorbs water from the air.

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References

  1. Nývlt, J., "Solubilities of Magnesium Sulfite," Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Volume 66, Number 2 / November, 2001

solubility tables of MgSO3 hydrates PDF[1]



  1. [1], H.D.Lutz, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Slegen.