Calcium formate
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| Names | |
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| Other names
formic acid calcium salt, calcoform
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| Identifiers | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.058 |
| EC Number |
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| E number | E238 (preservatives) |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| Ca(HCOO)2 | |
| Molar mass | 130.113 g/mol |
| Appearance | white powder |
| Density | 2.02 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | decomposes at 300°C |
| 16.1 g/100 mL (0 °C) 16.6 g/100 mL (20°C) 18.4 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
| Solubility | insoluble in ethanol |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Calcium acetate |
Other cations
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Sodium formate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calcium formate, Ca(HCOO)2, is the calcium salt of formic acid, HCOOH. It is also known as food additive E238 in food industry. The mineral form is very rare and called formicaite. It is known from few boron deposits.
References
- ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–49, ISBN 0849305942
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