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Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3), also spelled sodium thiosulphate, is a colorless crystalline compound that is more familiar as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O35H2O, an eorescent, monoclinic crystalline substance also called sodium hyposulte or hypo. The thiosulfate anion is tetrahedral in shape and is notionally derived by replacing one of the oxygen atoms by a sulfur atom in a sulfate anion. The S-S distance indicates a single bond, implying that the sulfur bears signicant negative charge and the S-O interactions have more double bond character. The rst protonation of thiosulfate occurs at sulfur.

Sodium thiosulfate

Contents
1 Industrial production and laboratory synthesis 2 Principal reactions and applications
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2.1 Iodometry 2.2

IUPAC name Sodium thiosulfate Other names Sodium hyposulte Hyposulphite of soda

Identiers CAS number PubChem UNII ChEMBL RTECS number Jmol-3D images Image 1 (http://chemapps.stolaf.edu /jmol/jmol.php?model=%5BNa%2B%5D.%5BNa %2B%5D.%5BO-%5DS%28%5BO-%5D%29%28%3DO %29%3DS)
SMILES InChI

7772-98-7 , 10102-17-7 (pentahydrate) 24477 L0IYT1O31N CHEMBL2096650 XN6476000

ChemSpider 22885

Properties Molecular formula Molar mass 158.11 g/mol (anhydrous) 248.18 g/mol (pentahydrate) Na2S2O3

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Appearance White crystals Odor Density Melting point Boiling point Odorless 1.667 g/cm3 48.3 C (pentahydrate) 100 C (pentahydrate, - 5H2O decomposition)

Solubility in 70.1 g/100 mL (20 C)[1] water 231 g/100 mL (100 C) Solubility Refractive index (nD) Structure Crystal structure Hazards MSDS External MSDS (http://www.avantormaterials.com /SearchDocuments/usa/English /S5234_msds_us_Default.pdf?terms=sodium%20thiosulfate) EU Index NFPA 704 Not listed monoclinic negligible in alcohol 1.489

Flash point Non-ammable (verify) (what is: / ?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Photographic processing 2.3 Gold extraction 2.4 Aluminium cation reaction 3 Medical 4 Other uses 5 References

Industrial production and laboratory synthesis

On an industrial scale, sodium thiosulfate is produced chiey from liquid waste [2] products of sodium sulde or sulfur dye manufacture.

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In the laboratory, this salt can be prepared by heating an aqueous solution of sodium sulte with sulfur or by boiling aqueous sodium hydroxide and sulfur according with the [3] following equation: 6NaOH + 12S = 2Na2S5 + Na2S2O3 + 3H2O Upon cooling sodium thiosulfate crystallizes out of solution.

Principal reactions and applications

Thiosulfate anions characteristically react with dilute acids to produce sulfur, sulfur [2] dioxide and water: Na2S2O3 + 2 HCl 2 NaCl + S + SO2 + H2O This reaction is known as a "clock reaction", because when the sulfur reaches a certain concentration the solution turns from colourless to a pale yellow. This reaction has been employed to generate colloidal sulfur. When the protonation is conducted in diethyl ether at 78 C, H2S2O3 (thiosulfuric acid) can be obtained. It is a somewhat strong acid with pKas of 0.6 and 1.7 for the rst and second dissociation respectively.

Iodometry
In analytical chemistry, the most important use comes from the fact that the thiosulfate anion reacts stoichiometrically with iodine in aqueous solution, reducing it to iodide as it is oxidized to tetrathionate: 2 S2O3
2

+ I2 S4O6

+ 2 I

Due to the quantitative nature of this reaction, as well as the fact that Na 2S2O35H2O has an excellent shelf-life, it is used as a titrant in iodometry. Na 2S2O35H2O is also a component of iodine clock experiments. This particular use can be set up to measure the oxygen content of water through a long series of reactions in the Winkler test for dissolved oxygen. It is also used in estimating volumetrically the concentrations of certain compounds in solution (hydrogen peroxide, for instance) and in estimating the chlorine content in commercial bleaching powder and water.

Photographic processing
The terminal sulfur atom in S2O3 binds to soft metals with high anity. Thus, silver halides, e.g. AgBr, typical components of photographic emulsions, dissolve upon treatment with aqueous thiosulfate: 2 S2O3
2 2

+ AgBr [Ag(S2O3)2]3 + Br

In this application to photographic processing, discovered by John Herschel and used for both lm and photographic paper processing, the sodium thiosulfate is known as a
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photographic xer, and is often referred to as hypo, from the original chemical name, [4] hyposulphite of soda.

Gold extraction
Sodium thiosulfate is one component of an alternative lixiviant to cyanide for extraction [5] of gold. Interestingly sodium thiosulfate also works as an antidote to cyanide 3 poisoning. However, It forms a strong complex with gold(I) ions, [Au(S2O3)2] . The advantage of this approach is that thiosulfate is essentially non-toxic and that ore types that are refractory to gold cyanidation (e.g. carbonaceous or Carlin type ores) can be leached by thiosulfate. Some problems with this alternative process include the high consumption of thiosulfate, and the lack of a suitable recovery technique, since 3 does not adsorb to activated carbon, which is the standard technique [Au(S2O3)2] used in gold cyanidation to separate the gold complex from the ore slurry.

Aluminium cation reaction

Sodium thiosulfate is also used in analytical chemistry. It can, when heated with a sample containing aluminium cations, produce a white precipitate: 2 Al
3+

+ 3 S2O3

+ 3 H2O 3 SO2 + 3 S + 2 Al(OH)3

Medical
It is used as an antidote to cyanide poisoning.[6][7] Thiosulfate acts as a sulfur donor for the conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate (which can then be safely excreted in the urine), catalyzed by the enzyme rhodanase. It has also been used as treatment of calciphylaxis in hemodialysis patients with [8] end-stage renal disease. It is used in the management of extravasations during chemotherapy. Sodium thiosulfate prevents alkylation and tissue destruction by providing a substrate for the alkylating agents that have invaded the subcutaneous tissues. The dose may be 2mL of 0.17M (a solution of 4mL 10% sodium thiosulfate and 6mL sterile water for injection). It may be instilled subcutaneously into multiple sites using a small gauge needle. There are limited data on this method with few recommendations.
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in foot baths for prophylaxis of ringworm, and as a topical antifungal agent for tinea versicolor. in measuring the volume of extracellular body uid and the renal glomerular [9] ltration rate.

Other uses

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Sodium thiosulfate is also used: As a component in hand warmers and other chemical heating pads that produce heat by exothermic crystallization of a supercooled solution. In bleach In pH testing of bleach substances. The universal indicator and any other liquid pH indicators are destroyed by bleach, rendering them useless for testing the pH. If one rst adds sodium thiosulfate to such solutions, it will neutralize the colorremoving eects of bleach and allow one to test the pH of bleach solutions with liquid indicators. The relevant reaction is akin to the iodine reaction: thiosulfate reduces the hypochlorite (active ingredient in bleach) and in so doing becomes oxidized to sulfate. The complete reaction is: 4 NaClO + Na2S2O3 + 2 NaOH 4 NaCl + 2 Na2SO4 + H2O To dechlorinate tap water for aquariums or treat euent from waste water treatments prior to release into rivers. The reduction reaction is analogous to the iodine reduction reaction. Treatment of tap water requires between 0.1 grams and 0.3 grams of pentahydrated (crystalline) sodium thiosulfate per 10 liters of water. To lower chlorine levels in swimming pools and spas following super chlorination. To remove iodine stains, e.g. after the explosion of nitrogen triiodide. Similarly, sodium thiosulfate reacts with bromine to render harmless products. Solutions of sodium thiosulfate are commonly used as a precaution in chemistry laboratories when working with bromine and for the safe disposal of bromine, iodine or other strong oxidizers. In bacteriological water assessment. In the tanning of leather. To demonstrate the concept of reaction rate in chemistry classes. The thiosulfate ion can decompose into the sulte ion and a colloidal suspension of sulfur, which is opaque. The equation for this acid-catalysed reaction is as follows: 2 2 S2O3 (aq) SO3 (aq) + S(s) To demonstrate the concept of supercooling in physics classes. Melted sodium thiosulfate is very easy to overcool to room temperature and when crystallization is forced, the sudden temperature jump to 48.3 C can be experienced by touch. As part of patina recipes for copper alloys. Often used in pharmaceutical preparations as an anionic surfactant to aid in dispersion. It can also be used as a very interesting solute in supersaturation experiments. As an ingredient to table salt, e.g. Sysco Corporation's small packets of Iodized Salt

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