【 appearance 】 sodium formate is white crystalline or powdery, slightly acid smell.
Boiling point (360 ℃) 】
Melting point (℃) 】 253 or higher
[density] g/cm3 1.92
Solubility: soluble in about 1.3 water and glycerin, slightly soluble in ethanol, octanol, insoluble in ether. Its aqueous solution is alkaline.
[stability] sodium carbonate is decomposed into hydrogen and sodium oxalate when heated, and then produces sodium carbonate.