Sodium silicate
IUPAC name
Other names Waterglass
Liquid glass
E550
Identifiers
CAS number [6834-92-0]
PubChem 23266
EC number 229-912-9
RTECS number VV9365000
Identifiers
CAS number [10213-79-3]
Identifiers
CAS number [13517-24-3]
Properties
Molecular formula Na2SiO3
Molar mass 122.06 g/mol (anhydrous)
212.14 g/mol (pentahydrate)
Appearance colorless solid
Density 2.4 g/cm3, solid
Melting point

1088 °C (anhydrous)
72.2 °C (pentahydrate)

Solubility inwater Soluble
Refractive index(nD) 1.52 (anhydrous)
1.456 (pentahydrate)
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation
ΔfHo298
−1519 kJ/mol
Standard molar
entropy
 So298
113.8 J K−1 mol−1
Hazards
MSDS ICSC 1137
EU Index 014-010-00-8
EU classification Corrosive (C)
R-phrases R34R37
S-phrases (S1/2)S13S24/25,S36/37/39S45
NFPA 704
0
3
0
 
Related compounds
Other anions Sodium carbonate
Sodium germanate
Sodium stannate
Sodium plumbate
Other cations Potassium silicate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references