Magnesium hydroxide

CAS Registry Number®

1309-42-8

CAS Name

Magnesium hydroxide

Molecular Formula

H2MgO2

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    350 °C (decomp)

  • Density (1)

    2.36 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/Mg.2H2O/h;2*1H2/q+2;;/p-2

InChIKey

InChIKey=VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Mg](O)O

Canonical SMILES

O[Mg]O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2)
  • Magnesium hydroxide
  • Magnesia Magma
  • Milk of magnesia
  • Marinco H 1241

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

12195-86-7, 13760-51-5, 1395893-88-5, 3030246-43-3