Names: Calcium sulfate, Plaster of Paris, DrieriteGypsum, Calcium sulfate (anhydrous), Anhydrous calcium sulfate, Anhydrous gypsum, Anhydrous sulfate of lime, Calcium salt of sulfuric acid, CaSO4, Calcium sulphate, Calcium sulfate anhydrous, Sulfuric acid, calcium salt (1:1), [Note: Gypsum is the dihydrate form and Plaster of Paris is the hemihydrate form.]
Appearance: White solid ; White hygroscopic powder or crystalline powder ; Odorless, white powder or colorless, crystalline solid. [Note: May have blue, gray, or reddish tinge.]
Mg(OH)2 – Magnesium hydroxide
Other names: Magnesium dihydroxide, Milk of magnesia, Magnesia, [Milk of]Mg(OH)2, Magnesium hydrate
Appearance: White powder ; Colourless crystals or white powder ; White, odorless powder. [Note: Readily absorbs CO2 from the air to form calcium carbonate.]
MgSO4 – Magnesium sulfate
Other names: Epsom salt (heptahydrate), English salt, Bitter saltsBath salts, MgSO4, Magnesium sulphate, Magnesium sulfate anhydrous, Epsom salt, Heptahydrate, Magnesium(II) sulfate, Magnesium sulfate (1:1), Magnesiumsulfat
Appearance: White crystalline solid ; Hygroscopic odourless white crystals or powder