Prepn: Horsford, Ann.60, 1 (1846); see also Matthias, Miller, Remeika, Phys. Rev.104, 849 (1956). Crystal
growing during prepn: Konstantinova et al.,Kristallografiya4, 69-73 and
125-129 (1959).
Properties
Orthorhombic crystals. Very freely sol in water.
Has ferroelectric properties: Curie point 47°. Spontaneous polarization
at room temp: 2.2 × 106 coul/cm2. Coercive
field 220 v/cm.