Compendium of Physiological Solutions
Appendix 2. Formula Weights

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COMMON SALTS,
ACIDS, BASES
NAME
FORMULA
WEIGHT
Ca:
CaCl2 calcium chloride 110.99
CaCl2.2H2O calcium chloride dihydrate 147.02
CaI2 calcium iodide 293.89
Ca(NO3)2.4H2O calcium nitrate tetrahydrate 236.15
H:
H3BO3 boric acid 61.83
K:
KHCO3 potassium hydrogen carbonate (pot. bicarbonate) 100.12
KH2PO4 potassium dihydrogen phosphate 136.09
K2HPO4 potassium hydrogen phosphate 174.18
KBr potassium bromide 119.01
KCl potassium chloride 74.56
K2SO4 potassium sulfate 174.27
Mg:
MgBr2 magnesium bromide 184.13
MgBr2.6H2O magnesium bromide hexahydrate 292.22
MgCl2 magnesium chloride 95.22
MgCl2.6H2O magnesium chloride hexahydrate 203.31
MgCO3 magnesium carbonate 84.33
MgSO4 magnesium sulfate 120.39
MgSO4.7H2O magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 246.50
Na:
NaBr sodium bromide 102.90
NaCl sodium chloride 58.44
NaF sodium fluoride 41.99
Na2CO3 sodium carbonate 105.99
NaHCO3 sodium hydrogen carbonate (sod. bicarbonate) 84.01
NaH2PO4 sodium dihydrogen phosphate (monobasic) 119.98
NaH2PO4.H2O sodium dihydrogen phosphate monohydrate (monobasic) 137.99
Na2HPO4 sodium hydrogen phosphate (dibasic) 141.96
Na2HPO4.7H2O sodium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate (dibasic) 268.07
NaI sodium iodide 149.89
NaOH sodium hydroxide 40.00
NaNO3 sodium nitrate 84.99
Na2SO4 sodium sulfate 142.04
Na2SO4.10H2O sodium sulfate decahydrate 322.20
Sr:
SrCl2 strontium chloride 158.53


ORGANIC COMPOUNDS,
BUFFERS
NAME
FORMULA
WEIGHT
C12H22O14Ca calcium gluconate 430.38
C5H14ClNO [(2-hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium chloride] choline chloride 139.63
C6H12O6 dextrose (d-glucose) 180.16
C14H24N2O10 [ethylenebis(oxyethylenenitrilo)tetraacetic acid] EGTA 380.35
C8H18N2O4S [4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid] HEPES 238.31
C4H4O4 maleic acid 116.07
C7H15NO4S (4-morpholinepropanesulfonic acid) MOPS 209.26
C8H18N2O6S [1,4-piperazinebis(ethanesulfonic acid)] PIPES 302.37
C12H22O11 sucrose 342.30
C6H15NO6S [N-tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid] TES 229.25
C4H11NO3 [tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane] TRIS (TRIS BASE) 121.14
C4H11NO3.HCl [tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride] TRIS.HCl 157.60
CH4N2O urea 60.06