Constituent
Name
Mg-sulfate
Official name
Magnesium(II) sulfate
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
sulfate
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Formula
Mg2+SO42
Chemical formula
MgSO4
Elemental formula
(Mg2+) S O2 (O-)2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
Mg2+ Magnesium(II) cation element 1 0.5 1 constituent cation main
(SO4)2 Sulfate anion chemical function 1 0.5 1 anionic radical main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
(SO4)2 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
Mg2+O 2
SO1/2 4
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
120.366 g/mol
Density
2.66 g/cm3
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous