Nickel(II) sulfate hexahydrate, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

In nickel plating, as mordant in dyeing and in printing textiles

Nickel sulfate hexahydrate is mainly used in Ni plating, as mordant in dyeing and in printing textiles, as a blackening agent for zinc and brass and in the fabrication of organic nickel salts. It is used as an effective catalyst for gas-phase dehydration of glycerol to acrolein. Nickel sulfate hexahydrate crystal is an efficient ultraviolet filter material. Columns used in biochemistry and molecular biology can be regenerated with nickel sulfate. It is used to prepare nickel carbonate, a precursor to pigments and nickel-based catalysts.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Specifications

• Color: Green
• pH: 4.3 to 4.7
• Physical Form: Crystalline
• Quantity: 2 kg
• Assay Percent Range: 98%
• Linear Formula: NiSO₄·6H₂O
• UN Number: UN3288
• Merck Index: 14,6517
• Solubility Information: Very soluble in water,ethanol,ammonia.
• Formula Weight: 262.86 (154.77 Anhydrous)
• Percent Purity: 98%
• Odor: Odorless
• Density: 2.070 g/mL
• Chemical Name or Material: Nickel(II) sulfate hexahydrate

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