Sodium tungstate

Sodium tungstate
Sodium tungstate
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium tungstate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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RTECS number
  • YO7875000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2Na.4O.W/q2*+1;;;2*-1;
  • [O-][W](=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Properties
Na2WO4
Molar mass 293.82 g/mol (anhydrous)
329.85 g/mol (dihydrate)
Appearance White rhombohedral crystals
Density 4.179 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
3.25 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
Melting point 698 °C (1,288 °F; 971 K)
57.5 g/100 mL (0 °C)
74.2 g/100 mL (25 °C)
96.9 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility slightly soluble in ammonia
insoluble in alcohol, acid
Structure
Rhombic (anhydrous)
orthorhombic (dihydrate)
Hazards
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other cations
Lithium tungstate
Caesium tungstate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium tungstate is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2WO4. This white, water-soluble solid is the sodium salt of tungstic acid. It is useful as a source of tungsten for chemical synthesis. It is an intermediate in the conversion of tungsten ores to the metal.[1]

  1. ^ Lassner E, Schubert WD, Lüderitz E, Wolf HU (2005). "Tungsten, Tungsten Alloys, and Tungsten Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_229. ISBN 978-3527306732.