Difference between revisions of "Sodium sulfite"

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Description

White, crystalline powder. Sodium sulfite is primarily used as a reducing agent in photographic fixers and as a replacement for 'hypo' (Sodium thiosulfate). It is also used for bleaching Wool, Straw, and Silk. Sodium sulfite acts as an antichlor for the removal of Chlorine in bleached textiles and Paper, but it can leave a residual Sulfur odor. It is also used for silvering Glass and preserving food.

Synonyms and Related Terms

sodium sulphite; disodium salt of sulfurous acid; disodium sulfite

Chemical structure

Risks

Emits toxic fumes when heated.
Inhalation of powder may cause asthmatic reactions.
ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water, glycerol.
Solutions smell sulfurous.
Insoluble in ethanol.

Composition	NaSO3
CAS	7757-83-7
Melting Point	600 C (dec)
Density	2.633 g/ml
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 126.06
Refractive Index	1.565, 1.515

Resources and Citations

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8831

Photographic chemical at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index= 1.565, 1.515

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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 == Description ==
-White, crystalline powder. Sodium sulfite is primarily used as a reducing agent in photographic fixers and as a replacement for 'hypo' ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20thiosulfate sodium thiosulfate]). It is also used for bleaching [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=straw straw], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk]. Sodium sulfite acts as an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=antichlor%20agent antichlor] for the removal of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chlorine chlorine] in bleached [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=textile textiles] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paper paper], but it can leave a residual [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sulfur sulfur] odor. It is also used for silvering [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glass glass] and preserving food.
+White, crystalline powder. Sodium sulfite is primarily used as a reducing agent in photographic fixers and as a replacement for 'hypo' ([[sodium%20thiosulfate|sodium thiosulfate]]). It is also used for bleaching [[wool|wool]], [[straw|straw]], and [[silk|silk]]. Sodium sulfite acts as an [[antichlor%20agent|antichlor]] for the removal of [[chlorine|chlorine]] in bleached [[textile|textiles]] and [[paper|paper]], but it can leave a residual [[sulfur|sulfur]] odor. It is also used for silvering [[glass|glass]] and preserving food.
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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 [[[SliderGallery rightalign|sodium sulfite.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
-== Other Properties ==
+== Risks ==
-Soluble in water, glycerol. Solutions smell sulfurous.
+* Emits toxic fumes when heated.
+* Inhalation of powder may cause asthmatic reactions.
+* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC310180100&productDescription=SODIUM+SULFIDE+10G&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
-Insoluble in ethanol.
+== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
+* Soluble in water, glycerol.
+* Solutions smell sulfurous.
+* Insoluble in ethanol.
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-| 600 (dec)
+| 600 C (dec)
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 ! scope="row"| Density
-| 2.633
+| 2.633 g/ml
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-== Hazards and Safety ==
+==Resources and Citations==
-Emits toxic fumes when heated.
-Inhalation of powder may cause asthmatic reactions.
-LINK: [http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng1200.html International Chemical Safety Card]
-== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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 * ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 8831
-* Website address 1  Comment: Photographic chemical at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
+* Photographic chemical at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
 * ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index= 1.565, 1.515