sodium metasilicate

Also known as sodium sesquisilicate, sodium silicate glass, sodium polysilicate, sodium siliconate

chemical compound

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Chemical data

Formula: Na2O3Si
Molecular weight: 122.063 g/mol
IUPAC name: disodium;dioxido(oxo)silane
SMILES: [O-][Si](=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
InChIKey: NTHWMYGWWRZVTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 63.2 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 121.941

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Commons category: Sodium metasilicate
canonical SMILES: [O-][Si](=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
chemical formula: Na₂O₃Si

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Encyclopedic overview

Sodium metasilicate is the chemical substance with formula Na 2SiO 3, which is the main component of commercial sodium silicate solutions. It is an ionic compound consisting of sodium cations Na and the polymeric metasilicate anions [–SiO 3–]n. It is a colorless crystalline hygroscopic and deliquescent solid, soluble in water (giving an alkaline solution) but not in alcohols.

Structure

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