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Sodiumsulfite
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Sodiumsulfite(sodiumsulphite)isa

Sodiumsulphite

solublesodiumsaltofsulfurousacid(sulfite)withthechemical
formulaNa2SO3.Itisaproductofsulfurdioxidescrubbing,apart
ofthefluegasdesulfurizationprocess.Itisalsousedas
apreservativetopreventdriedfruitfromdiscoloring,andfor
preservingmeats,andisusedinthesamewayassodium
thiosulfatetoconvertelementalhalogenstotheirrespective
hydrohalicacids,inphotographyandforreducingchlorinelevelsin
pools.
Contents[hide]
1 Preparation
2 Applications
3 Reactions
4 Descriptivechemistry
5 References

Preparation

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anhydrous

Sodiumsulfitecanbepreparedinlabbyreactingsodium
hydroxidesolutionwithsulfurdioxidegas:
2NaOH+SO2Na2SO3+H2O
EvolutionofSO2byaddingfewdropsofconcentrated
hydrochloricacidwillindicateifsodiumhydroxideisnearlygone,

Names
IUPACname
Sodiumsulfite
Othernames
Hypoclear(photography)
E221

turnedtoaqueoussodiumsulfite:
Na2SO3+2HCl2NaCl+SO2+H2O
Sodiumsulfiteismadeindustriallybyreactingsulfurdioxidewitha
solutionofsodiumcarbonate.Theinitialcombination
generatessodiumbisulfite(NaHSO3),whichisconvertedtothe
sulfitebyreactionwithsodiumhydroxideorsodiumcarbonate.[1]
Theoverallreactionis:
SO2+Na2CO3Na2SO3+CO2

Applications

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Sodiumsulfiteisprimarilyusedinthepulpandpaperindustry.It
isusedinwatertreatmentasanoxygenscavengeragent,totreat

hydrate

Identifiers

CASNumber 7757837
ChEBI

CHEBI:86477

ChemSpider 22845

ECNumber 2318214
Jmol3D
model

Interactiveimage

PubChem

24437

RTECS
number

WE2150000

UNII

VTK01UQK3G

InChI

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SMILES

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Properties

waterbeingfedtosteamboilerstoavoidcorrosionproblems,[2]in

Chemical
formula

Na2SO 3

thephotographicindustrytoprotectdevelopersolutionsfrom

Molarmass

126.043g/mol

oxidationand(ashypoclearsolution)towashfixer(sodium

Appearance whitesolid

thiosulfate)fromfilmandphotopaperemulsions,inthetextile

Odor

odorless

industryasableaching,desulfurizinganddechlorinatingagent

Density

2.633g/cm3(anhydrous)

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1.561g/cm3(heptahydrate)

andintheleathertradeforthesulfitizationoftanningextracts.Itis
usedinthepurificationofTNTformilitaryuse.Itisusedin
chemicalmanufacturingasasulfonationandsulfomethylation
agent.Itisusedintheproductionofsodiumthiosulfate.Itisused
inotherapplications,includingfrothflotationofores,oil
recovery,foodpreservatives,andmakingdyes.

Meltingpoint 33.4C(92.1F306.5K)
(dehydrationofheptahydrate)
500C(anhydrous)
Boilingpoint Decomposes(separate
(substances)intoconstituent
elements)
Solubilityin
water

27.0g/100mLwater(20C)

Solubility

solubleinglycerol
insolubleinammonia,chlorine

withketonesformsasulfonicacid.Itisusedtopurifyorisolate

logP

aldehydesandketones.

Acidity(pKa) ~9(heptahydrate)

Reactions

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Sodiumsulfiteformsabisulfiteadductwithaldehydes,and

Descriptivechemistry

Refractive
index(nD)

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Sodiumsulfiteisdecomposedbyevenweakacids,giving

Structure
Crystal
structure

upsulfurdioxidegas.
Na2SO3+2H+ 2Na+ +H2O+SO2
AsaturatedaqueoussolutionhaspHof~9.Solutionsexposedto
airareeventuallyoxidizedtosodiumsulfate.Ifsodiumsulfiteis

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hexagonal(anhydrous)
monoclinic(heptahydrate)
Hazards

Safetydata
sheet

ICSC1200

NFPA704

allowedtocrystallizefromaqueoussolutionatroomtemperature

orbelow,itdoessoasaheptahydrate.Theheptahydrate
crystalseffloresceinwarmdryair.Heptahydratecrystalsalso
oxidizeinairtoformthesulfate.Theanhydrousformismuch
morestableagainstoxidationbyair.[3]

References

Flashpoint

Nonflammable
Relatedcompounds

Otheranions Sodiumselenite
Othercations Potassiumsulfite

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1.^Weil,EdwardD.Sandler,StanleyR.(1999)."Sulfur
Compounds".InKroschwitz,JacquelineI.KirkOthmerConcise
EncylclopediaofChemicalTechnology(4thed.).NewYork:John
Wiley&Sons,Inc.p.1937.ISBN9780471419617.

Related
Sodiumbisulfite
compounds Sodiummetabisulfite
Sodiumsulfate
Exceptwhereotherwisenoted,dataaregivenfor
materialsintheirstandardstate(at25C[77F],
100kPa).
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Infoboxreferences

2.^{http://www.gewater.com/handbook/boiler_water_systems/ch_11_preboiler.jsp}
3.^MerckIndexofChemicalsandDrugs,9thed.monograph8451

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