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Sodium Sulfite

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

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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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

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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

[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

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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).
verify(whatis

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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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