Properties
- Melting point:
- 271 °C (lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 320 °C
- Density
- 2.17g/cm3
- bulk density
- 1200kg/m3
- vapor pressure
- <0.0001 hPa ( 25 °C)
- refractive index
- 1.65
- storage temp.
- 2-8°C
- solubility
- aqueous acid: 1 - 2μl acetic acid per ml H2Osoluble
- form
- powder
- color
- White or colorless
- Specific Gravity
- 2.168
- Odor
- Odorless
- PH Range
- 9
- PH
- 9 (100g/l, H2O, 20℃)
- Water Solubility
- 820 g/L (20 ºC)
- Sensitive
- Hygroscopic
- Merck
- 14,8648
- Stability:
- Stable. Incompatible with reducing agents, strong oxidizing agents, organics and other flammable materials, finely powdered metals. Contact with combustible material may lead to fire. Hygroscopic.
- InChIKey
- LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 7632-00-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Sodium nitrite (7632-00-0)
Safety Information
Use
Sodium Nitrite is the salt of nitrous acid that functions as an anti- microbial agent and preservative. it is a slightly yellow granular powder or nearly white, opaque mass or sticks. it is deliquescent in air. it has a solubility of 1 g in 1.5 ml of water. it is used in meat cur- ing for color fixation and development of flavor. see nitrite.