Sodium gold chloride
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Description
Yellow water-soluble crystals. Sodium gold chloride crystals darken slowly on exposure to light. They are used in photography, for staining glass, and decorating porcelain.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sodium aurichloride; sodium chloraurate; sodium chloraurate; gold sodium chloride; gold salts
Risks
- Sigma-Aldrich: SDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in water, ethanol.
| Composition | NaAuCl4 - 2H2O |
|---|---|
| Refractive Index | 1.545 (alpha), 1.75+ (gamma) |
Resources and Citations
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index = 1.545 (alpha), 1.75+ (gamma)