Glauber's salt

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Glauber's salt

Crystalline sodium sulphate decahydrate Na₂SO₄.10H₂O, produced by the action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It melts at 31°C/87.8°F; the latent heat stored as it solidifies makes it a convenient thermal energy store. It is used in medicine as a laxative.

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