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Give the chemical composition of the following : (a) Anhydrane (b) Fluid magnesia (c ) Dead burnt plaster (d) Sorel Cement (e ) Epsom salt (f) Magnesia mixture |
Answer» (a) Anhydrane : It is magnesium perchlorate with the formula `Mg(CIO_(4))_(2)`. (b) Fluid magnesia : A 12% aqueous solution of `Mg(HCO_(3))_(2)` is called fluid magnesia. (c ) Dead burnt plaster : It is anhydrous `CaSO_(4)` (d) Sorel Cement : It is a hard mass generally used in dental filling. It is a paste of finely divided magnesium oxidation magnesium chloride along with fillers like soap stone and wood fluor. The chemical formula is `MgCI_(2).5MgOO.xH_(2)O` (e) Epson salt : It is hydrated magnesium sulphate wit formula `MgSO_(4).7H_(2)O`. (f) Magnesia mixture : It is a mixture of `MgCI_(2)`, `NH_(4)CI` used small amount of `NH_(3)`. It is used for the detetion of phosphate `(PO_(4)^(3-))` and aresenate `(AsO_(3)^(3-))` in qualitative analysis. |
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