Sodium nitrate
| English Name | Sodium nitrate |
| English Synonym | cubicniter; Natriumnitrat; niter; nitratedesodium; nitratedesodium(french); nitrateofsoda; nitratine; Nitricacid, sodiumsalt |
| CAS No. | 7631-99-4 |
| Molecular Formula | NNaO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 84.99 |
| EINECS No | 231-554-3 |
| Related categories | Cl nitrate; abiochemical product; inorganic salt; chemical mineral material; color fixative; food additive(fixative); Inorganics; Water Treatment Chemicals; ICP CRMs Spectroscopy; ICP-OES/-MS; ICP Spectroscopy; AAS; AAS CRMs Spectroscopy; AAS Spectroscopy; Matrix Selection; Nitrate Alphabetic; S; SN - SZ; Spectroscopy; Anionic Solutions Chromatography; Anionic Standard Solutions Alphabetic; Ion Chromatography; Ion Chromatography Standards; Application CRMs; N; NA – NI |
| Mol File | 7631-99-4.mol |
Sodium nitrate Properties
| Melting Point | 306 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| Boiling Point | 380 °C |
| Density | 1.1 g/mL at 25 °C |
| Storage Condition | Store at RT |
| Solubility H2O | 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| Water Solubility | 900 g/L (20 ºC) |
| Sensibility | Hygroscopic |
| Merck | 14,8647 |
| Stability Stable. Strong oxidizer - may ignite flammable material, incompatible with cyanides, combustible material, strong reducing agents, aluminium. | |
| CAS Database | 7631-99-4(CAS Database Reference) |
| EPA Chemical Data | Nitric acid sodium salt(7631-99-4) |
Sodium nitrate Use and Composite Method
Chemical Properties Colorless trigonal crystal or rhombohedral crystal or white powder, odorless, salty, little bitter, easily dissolving in water, liquid ammonia, alcohol, carbinol, slightly dissolving in glycerine and acetone.
Use Sodium nitrate is a kind of nitrogenous fertilizer. It is widely used for making nitrogenous fertilizer. Sodium nitrate is also applied to making nitric acid, picric acid, explosive, dye and other nitrogenous chemical compound, used in glass, metallurgy and light industry.
English Synonym: anti-rust; azotynsodowy; diazotizingsalts; dusitansodny; dusitansodny(czech); erinitrit; filmerine; natriumnitrit...