Property:

Soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, glycerin, ether, insoluble in acetone.

Usage:

1. Used in leather, explosives, fertilizer, paper, porcelain, printing dyes, lead-acid batteries and other industries.

2. In agriculture and horticulture, magnesium sulfate is used to improve magnesium-deficient soils.

3. As a magnesium supplement in feed processing.

4. In medicine, magnesium sulfate is used to treat nail inversion and as a laxative.