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Sodium nitrate

Date:2024-01-08 16:26:30 Number:3563

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Name: Sodium nitrate                           

Chemical formula: NaNO3
Molecular weight: 84.99                        

CAS login number: 7631-99-4                           

Melting point 306.8 ℃
Boiling point 380 ℃(decomposition)     

Water solubility: soluble                                     

Density: 2.26 g/cm³
Appearance: White to yellow crystalline powder
Uses: Sodium nitrate is mainly used as nitrification agent for the manufacture of dye intermediates; Glass production of defoamer, decolorizing agent, clarifying agent and oxidation flux; Boring oxidants and fluxes; Used as metal cleaning agent in machinery industry; Metallurgical industry used as steel and aluminum alloy heat treatment agent; The pharmaceutical industry uses it as a culture medium for penicillin. The fertilizer industry is used as a quick-acting fertilizer suitable for acidic soils, especially for root crops such as beets and radishes.