IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Magnesium formate with Formic acid and Water

Components:
   (1) Formic acid; CH2O2; [64-18-6]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Magnesium formate; Mg(CHO2)2; [557-39-1]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Dunn, L.J.; Philip, J.C., J. Chem. Soc. 658 (1934).

Variables:

   Concentration = Composition at 25 ºC

Prepared By:
   T. A. Ageyeva

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
(Please see footnotes following the table(s).)
  
Composition of saturated solutions at 25ºC.
Chemical1Mass Fraction w1100 * Mole Fraction1aChemical2Mass Fraction w2Mole Fraction2aChemical3Mass Fraction w3aMole Fraction3aSolid Phase(s)
CH2O2  0.0  0.0Mg(CHO2)212.232.15H2O87.7797.85Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
CH2O215.73  7.52Mg(CHO2)210.101.94H2O74.1790.54Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
CH2O231.2816.50Mg(CHO2)2  8.011.70H2O60.7181.80Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
CH2O246.7027.56Mg(CHO2)2  6.221.48H2O47.0870.96Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
CH2O269.9051.13Mg(CHO2)2  4.681.38H2O25.4247.49Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
CH2O276.2058.56Mg(CHO2)2  3.190.99H2O20.6140.45Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
CH2O290.8082.79Mg(CHO2)2  2.150.79H2O  7.0516.42Mg(CHO2)2•2H2O
Notes:
   a  These values were calculated by the compiler.

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The isothermal method was used. The methods of analysis are not described. The composition of the solid phases was determined by the Schreinemakers method.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   The salt was prepared from pure formic acid and magnesium carbonate or hydroxide; purity is not specified. Commercial formic acid was used.

Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: The temperature was controlled to within ± 0.01 °C. Nothing is said about the solubility values.