Nomenclature
CAS number: 7759-02-6
O
4SSr; mol wt 183.68.
O 34.84%, S 17.46%, Sr 47.70%.
SrSO
4.
Description and references
Occurs in nature as the mineral celestine or celestite.
Properties
White, odorless, crystalline powder. d 3.96. One gram dissolves in ≈8800
ml water, 800 ml 2% HCl, 700 ml 3% HNO3; appreciably sol
in alkali chloride solns.Use
In ceramics, pyrotechnics.