Solid phase
Official name
Sodium chloride trihydrate
Secondary names
Common salt, hydrated; Rock salt, hydrated; Sodium chloric trihydrate; NaCl trihydrate
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
chloride
Chemical composition
Formula
$Na^+ \cdot Cl^- \bullet 3H_2O$
Chemical formula
NaCl.3H2O
Elemental formula
(Na+) (Cl-) H6 O3
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
10.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Na^+$ Sodium cation element 1 0.2 1 constituent cation main
$Cl^-$ Chloride anion element 1 0.2 1 constituent anion main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 3 0.6 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$Na^+ \cdot Cl^-$ 6
$-O \dots H-$ 6
$-O-H$ 2
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
unknown
Molar mass
112.49 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
unknown
Refringence sign
unknown
Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$
unknown
Pure color
colorless
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent
Luster
vitreous
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