Calcium bisulfite

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Calcium bisulfite
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Names
IUPAC name
Calcium hydrogen sulfite
Other names
Calcium bisulphite
E227
Identifiers
13780-03-5 YesY
ChemSpider 24475 YesY
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
PubChem 26268
RTECS number EV9294500
  • InChI=1S/Ca.2H2O3S/c;2*1-4(2)3/h;2*(H2,1,2,3)/q+2;;/p-2 YesY
    Key: LVGQIQHJMRUCRM-UHFFFAOYSA-L YesY
  • InChI=1/Ca.2H2O3S/c;2*1-4(2)3/h;2*(H2,1,2,3)/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: LVGQIQHJMRUCRM-NUQVWONBAX
  • OS(=O)[O-].OS(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Properties
Ca(HSO3)2
Molar mass 202.22 g/mol
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Calcium bisulfite (calcium bisulphite) is an inorganic compound which is the salt of a calcium cation and a bisulfite anion. It may be prepared by reacting lime with an excess of sulfurous acid[citation needed], essentially a mixture of sulfur dioxide and water. It is a weak reducing agent, as is sulfur dioxide, sulfites, and any other compound containing sulfur in the +4 oxidation state. As a food additive it is used as a preservative under the E number E227. Calcium bisulfite is an acid salt and behaves like an acid in aqueous solution.

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