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    Sodium sulfite is a white solid salt with the chemical formula Na2SO3. It is produced industrially by reacting sulfur dioxide with sodium carbonate. Sodium sulfite has various applications including use in the pulp and paper industry, water treatment, photography, food preservation, and textile bleaching. It decomposes in the presence of acids to produce sulfur dioxide gas.

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    Sodium sulfite is a white solid salt with the chemical formula Na2SO3. It is produced industrially by reacting sulfur dioxide with sodium carbonate. Sodium sulfite has various applications including use in the pulp and paper industry, water treatment, photography, food preservation, and textile bleaching. It decomposes in the presence of acids to produce sulfur dioxide gas.

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    Sodium sulfite is a white solid salt with the chemical formula Na2SO3. It is produced industrially by reacting sulfur dioxide with sodium carbonate. Sodium sulfite has various applications including use in the pulp and paper industry, water treatment, photography, food preservation, and textile bleaching. It decomposes in the presence of acids to produce sulfur dioxide gas.

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    Sodium sulfite is a white solid salt with the chemical formula Na2SO3. It is produced industrially by reacting sulfur dioxide with sodium carbonate. Sodium sulfite has various applications including use in the pulp and paper industry, water treatment, photography, food preservation, and textile bleaching. It decomposes in the presence of acids to produce sulfur dioxide gas.

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    SodiumsulfiteWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    Sodiumsulfite
    FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    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

    [ edit ]

    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

    [show]

    SMILES

    [show]

    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

    1.565

    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

    [ edit ]

    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).
    verify(whatis

    ?)

    Infoboxreferences

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

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