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General Description
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Application
Silicon dioxide is a widely used ingredient in food and pharmaceutical applications. Its application includes the use as a viscosity-increasing agent and emulsion stabilizer in liquid formulations as well as the use as flow regulator or glidant to improve flow properties of dry powders in tablet and capsule manufacturing.
Taxonomy Tree
| Kingdom | Inorganic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Mixed metal/non-metal compounds |
| Class | Metalloid organides |
| Subclass | Metalloid oxides |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Metalloid oxides |
| Alternative Parents | Metalloid salts Inorganic salts Inorganic oxides |
| Molecular Framework | Not available |
| Substituents | Metalloid oxide - Inorganic oxide - Inorganic salt - Inorganic metalloid salt |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as metalloid oxides. These are inorganic compounds containing an oxygen atom of an oxidation state of -2, in which the heaviest atom bonded to the oxygen is a metalloid. |
| External Descriptors | silicon oxide |
Find and download the COA for your product by matching the lot number on the packaging.
| Lot Number | Certificate Type | Date | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 12, 2026 | S433677 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jul 06, 2026 | S433677 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 07, 2023 | S433677 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 07, 2023 | S433677 |
| Boil Point(°C) | 2230 °C (lit.) |
|---|---|
| Melt Point(°C) | >1600 °C (lit.) |
| Molecular Weight | 60.084 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 59.9668 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 59.9668 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 34.100 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 3 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 18.300 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
Our grade selection guide covers purity, stabilizer status, and application suitability for all variants in our catalog.
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