Constituent
Name
NaCl hydrate
Official name
Sodium chloride hydrates
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
chloride
Comments
at least 2 low pressure hydrates : di- and tri-
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
inclusion
Mass fraction
5.0 $\pm$ 0.1
Chemical composition
Formula
$Na^+ \cdot Cl^- \bullet nH_2O$
Chemical formula
NaCl.nH2O
Elemental formula
(Na+) (Cl-) (H)0-n (O)0-n
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Na^+$ Sodium cation element 1 0.5 1 constituent cation main
$Cl^-$ Chloride anion element 1 0.5 1 constituent anion main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 0 - n 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-OH$ 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$Na^+ \cdot Cl^-$ 6
$-O \dots H-$ 2n
$-O-H$ 2 main
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
unknown
Molar mass
58.443 - 292.638 $g/mol$
Density
2.165 - ?? $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
various
Color
colorless, white
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous