Nitronatrite

Nitronatrite
Mineralogical name	Sodium Nitrate
Chemical name	Natriumnitrat
Trivial name	Nitratine, Nitratite, Soda Niter, Cubic Niter
Chemical formula	NaNO3
Other forms
Crystal system	trigonal
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C	77.5% (10°C), 75.2% (20°C), 74.3% (25°C)
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C	880 g/l
Density (g/cm³)	2.24-2.29 g/cm3
Molar volume	37.6 cm3/mol
Molar weight	85 g/mol
Transparency	transparent
Cleavage	perfect
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices	no = 1.587 ne = 1.336
Birefringence	Δ = 0.251
Optical Orientation
Pleochroism
Dispersion
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Under the polarising microscope

• crystallised on a glass slide
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  elemination

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  Nitronatrit, crystallised from aqueous solution on a glass slide

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