MAGNESIUM SULFATE

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

• Magnesium sulfate also called Epsom salt

CHARACTERISTICS

• Colorless crystals
• Salty, bitter taste

DENSITY

• 2.65 (A)
• 1.678 ( B)

( A ) Loses its form at 1124  ⁰C

(B) Loses its form at 200  ⁰C

SOLUBILITY

• Dissolves in water and glycerin
• Less soluble in alcohol

EFFECTS

Does not catch fire and is less poisonous

PREPARATION

• Obtained by the reaction of sulfuric acid on magnesium oxide
• Present in natural mineral form

GRADES

• Technical, U S P, F C C

USES

• In Textile industry for cotton goods sizing and to increase the weight of silk
• For cotton fabric printing