Sodium Nitrate

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Application
It is used as an oxidizing agent in organic synthesis, as a preservative and antimicrobial agent for foodstuff, as a catalyst to prepare sulfuric acid, and as a cement additive. It is used to manufacture charcoal, glass briquettes, and potassium compounds. It is used in explosives, fertilizers, color/bleach baths in photography, glass, enamels, matches, meats color fixative. It serves as an important fertilizer
Description
Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. This alkali metal nitrate salt is also known as Chile saltpeter (large deposits of which were historically mined in Chile).

Product Properties

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CAS
7631-99-4
Chemical Formula
NaNO3
Appearance/State
White inorganic solid and hygroscopic
Density/Bulk density
g/cm3
2.261
Molecular Weight
84.9947 g/mol
Melting point
°C
306
Boiling point
°C
380

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Published
Apr 06, 2023
Last Edited
Apr 06, 2023
Categories
Chemicals
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