Calcii Carbonas Praecipitata, B.P.; Calcii Carbonas Praecipitatus, U.S.P. Precipitated Carbonate of Calcium. CaCO3; 100
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Calcii Carbonas Praecipitata, B.P.; Calcii Carbonas Praecipitatus, U.S.P. Precipitated Carbonate of Calcium. CaCO3; 100
Characters. - A very fine white impalpable powder, permanent in the air, odourless and tasteless.
Solubility. - It is insoluble in water or alcohol.
Reactions. - Wholly soluble in hydrochloric, nitric, or acetic acid, with copious effervescence. A neutral solution of the salt in acetic acid yields the reactions of calcium.
Use. - It may be used as an astringent in the same way as chalk.
Calcii Bromidum, U.S.P. - Vide p. 556.
1 Warburton Begbie's Works; New Syden. Soc.
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