Calcium Acetate
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | C4H6CaO4 | In kidney disease |
| Molar mass | 158.17 g·mol−1 | food additive |
| Density | 1.509 g/cm3 | stabilizer |
| Melting point | 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K)decomposition to CaCO3 + acetone | |
| SPECIFICATION | |||
| Specification | |||
| Appearance | : | White powder | |
| Assay (dried substance) | : | 98.90% | |
| Water (H2O) | : | 0.50% | |
| Heavy metal (Pb) | : | ND | |
| α | : | ND | |
| As | : | ND | |
| Sulfate (SO4) | : | ND | |
| pH of 5% water solution | : | 8.6 | |