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sodium nitrite
sodium nitrite

Chemical names and formulas

formula | NaNO_2 Hill formula | NNaO_2 name | sodium nitrite alternate names | anti-rust | azotyn sodowy [Polish] | nitrous acid, sodium salt mass fractions | N (nitrogen) 20.3% | Na (sodium) 33.3% | O (oxygen) 46.4%
formula | NaNO_2 Hill formula | NNaO_2 name | sodium nitrite alternate names | anti-rust | azotyn sodowy [Polish] | nitrous acid, sodium salt mass fractions | N (nitrogen) 20.3% | Na (sodium) 33.3% | O (oxygen) 46.4%

Structure diagram

Structure diagram
Structure diagram
vertex count | 4 edge count | 2 Schultz index | 16 Wiener index | 4 Hosoya index | 3 Balaban index | 1.633
vertex count | 4 edge count | 2 Schultz index | 16 Wiener index | 4 Hosoya index | 3 Balaban index | 1.633

Basic properties

molar mass | 68.995 g/mol phase | solid (at STP) melting point | 271 °C density | 2.168 g/cm^3
molar mass | 68.995 g/mol phase | solid (at STP) melting point | 271 °C density | 2.168 g/cm^3

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Solid properties (at STP)

density | 2.168 g/cm^3 vapor pressure | 0.2 mmHg (at 525 °C)
density | 2.168 g/cm^3 vapor pressure | 0.2 mmHg (at 525 °C)

Units

Thermodynamic properties

specific free energy of formation Δ_fG° | solid | -4.125 kJ/g molar free energy of formation Δ_fG° | solid | -284.6 kJ/mol specific heat of formation Δ_fH° | solid | -5.203 kJ/g molar heat of formation Δ_fH° | solid | -359 kJ/mol molar heat of fusion | 14.9 kJ/mol |  specific heat of fusion | 0.216 kJ/g |  (at STP)
specific free energy of formation Δ_fG° | solid | -4.125 kJ/g molar free energy of formation Δ_fG° | solid | -284.6 kJ/mol specific heat of formation Δ_fH° | solid | -5.203 kJ/g molar heat of formation Δ_fH° | solid | -359 kJ/mol molar heat of fusion | 14.9 kJ/mol | specific heat of fusion | 0.216 kJ/g | (at STP)

Chemical identifiers

CAS number | 7632-00-0 PubChem CID number | 23668193 PubChem SID number | 24867034 SMILES identifier | N(=O)[O-].[Na+] InChI identifier | InChI=1/HNO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H, 2, 3);/q;+1/p-1/fNO2.Na/q-1;m RTECS number | RA1225000 MDL number | MFCD00011118
CAS number | 7632-00-0 PubChem CID number | 23668193 PubChem SID number | 24867034 SMILES identifier | N(=O)[O-].[Na+] InChI identifier | InChI=1/HNO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H, 2, 3);/q;+1/p-1/fNO2.Na/q-1;m RTECS number | RA1225000 MDL number | MFCD00011118

NFPA label

NFPA label
NFPA label
NFPA health rating | 3 NFPA fire rating | 3 NFPA reactivity rating | 1 NFPA hazards | oxidizing agent
NFPA health rating | 3 NFPA fire rating | 3 NFPA reactivity rating | 1 NFPA hazards | oxidizing agent

Safety properties

autoignition point | 489 °C
autoignition point | 489 °C
DOT hazard class | 5.1 DOT numbers | 1500
DOT hazard class | 5.1 DOT numbers | 1500

Toxicity properties

lethal dosage | 85 mg/kg (oral dose for rats)
lethal dosage | 85 mg/kg (oral dose for rats)
probable lethal dose for man | 30 mL (milliliters) RTECS classes | tumorigen | mutagen | reproductive effector | human data | primary irritant
probable lethal dose for man | 30 mL (milliliters) RTECS classes | tumorigen | mutagen | reproductive effector | human data | primary irritant

Ion equivalents

Na^+ (sodium cation) | 1 (NO_2)^- (nitrite anion) | 1
Na^+ (sodium cation) | 1 (NO_2)^- (nitrite anion) | 1