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== Under the polarising microscope  ==
== Under the polarizing microscope  ==
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Revision as of 15:52, 24 July 2015

Authtor: Hans-Jürgen schwarz
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Nitronatrite[1][2]
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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 75.3%
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C 10.347 mol/kg
Density (g/cm³) 2.26 g/cm3
Molar volume 37.6 cm3/mol
Molar weight 84.99 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
Used Literature
[Steiger.etal:2014]Title: Weathering and Deterioration
Author: Steiger, Michael; Charola A. Elena; Sterflinger, Katja
Link to Google Scholar
[Robie.etal:1978]Title: Thermodynamic properties of minerals and related substances at 298.15 K and 1 bar pressure and higher temperatures
Author: Robie R.A., Hemingway B.S.; Fisher J.A.
Link to Google Scholar



Solubility properties[edit]

Figure 1: Solubility of NaNO3 in water. The molality m [n(NaNO3)•kg(H2O)-1] is plotted versus the temperature.

Hygroscopicity[edit]

Figure 2: Deliquescence behaviour of sodium nitrate. The water activity aw is plotted versus the temperature.


Table 1: Deliquescence humdities of sodium nitrate at different round temperatures [Steiger.etal:2014]Title: Weathering and Deterioration
Author: Steiger, Michael; Charola A. Elena; Sterflinger, Katja
Link to Google Scholar
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0°C 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C
80.1%r.h. 77.7%r.h. 75.3%r.h. 72.8%r.h. 70.4%r.h. 68.0%r.h.


Under the polarizing microscope[edit]

Weblinks
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Literature[edit]

[Robie.etal:1978]Robie R.A., Hemingway B.S.; Fisher J.A. (1978): Thermodynamic properties of minerals and related substances at 298.15 K and 1 bar pressure and higher temperatures. In: U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull, 1452 ()Link to Google Scholar
[Steiger.etal:2014]Steiger, Michael; Charola A. Elena; Sterflinger, Katja (2014): Weathering and Deterioration. In: Siegesmund S.; Snethlage R. (eds.): Stone in Architecture, Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 223-316, 10.1007/978-3-642-45155-3_4.Link to Google Scholar