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Record 1 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Universal entry(ies)
HCOONa
formula, see observation
DEF

White, slightly hygroscopic, crystalline powder, slight odor of formic acid; soluble in water; slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in ether ... m.p. 253°C ... Uses: Reducing agent; manufacture of formic acid and oxalic acid; organic chemicals; mordant; manufacture of sodium dithionite; complexing agent; analytical reagent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
HCOONa
formula, see observation
DEF

Poudre cristalline blanche constituant le sel sodique de l'acide formique.

Spanish

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