1.02010-04-08 22:10:38 UTC2018-05-29 01:04:17 UTCFDB013291Magnesium hydroxideIt is used in foods as a dietary supplement, pH control agent and processing aid
Magnesium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2. As a suspension in water, it may be referred to as Milk of Magnesia. The solid mineral form of magnesium hydroxide is known as brucite.E528Magnesium hydrateMilk of magnesiaH2MgO258.3257.990521206magnesium(2+) ion dihydroxidemagnesium(2+) ion dihydroxide1309-42-8[OH-].[OH-].[Mg++]InChI=1S/Mg.2H2O/h;2*1H2/q+2;;/p-2VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkaline earth metal hydroxides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is hydroxide, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkaline earth metal.Alkaline earth metal hydroxidesInorganic compoundsMixed metal/non-metal compoundsAlkaline earth metal oxoanionic compoundsAlkaline earth metal hydroxidesInorganic hydridesInorganic oxidesInorganic saltsAlkaline earth metal hydroxideInorganic hydrideInorganic oxideInorganic saltmagnesium hydroxidemelting_point350 °C (decomp.)logp-0.57pka_strongest_acidic15.7pka_strongest_basic-1.8iupacmagnesium(2+) ion dihydroxideaverage_mass58.32mono_mass57.990521206smiles[OH-].[OH-].[Mg++]formulaH2MgO2inchiInChI=1S/Mg.2H2O/h;2*1H2/q+2;;/p-2inchikeyVTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-Lpolar_surface_area0refractivity0polarizability1.78rotatable_bond_count0acceptor_count0donor_count0physiological_charge0formal_charge0HMDB32435odorless