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NNaO3
84.995 g/mol
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SODIUM NITRATE

CAS7631-99-4EC231-554-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Explosives, fertilizers, photographic processing

Sodium nitrate is an inorganic salt used primarily as an oxidizing agent in explosives and as a nitrogen source in fertilizers. It also finds application in photographic processing as a component of color bleach baths.

Explosives manufacturingFertilizer productionPhotographic processing (color bleach bath)

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StrongForm Family

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Safety Reference

Oxidizing
Oxidizing
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H272May intensify fire; oxidizer
H302Harmful if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H320Causes eye irritation
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H315Causes skin irritation
H371May cause damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

sodium nitrate

InChIKey

VWDWKYIASSYTQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+]

Synonyms (44)
  • E-251
  • 0.001M Sodium nitrate
  • Chile salpeter
  • Chile saltpeter
  • Cubic niter
  • INFLAMMATIONS
  • INS NO.251
  • Na (N O3)
  • Natriumnitrat
  • Natrum nitricum
  • Nitrate de sodium
  • Nitrate de sodium [French]
  • Nitrate of soda
  • Nitrate, sodium
  • Nitratine
  • Nitratite (Na(NO3))
  • Nitric acid monosodium salt
  • Nitric acid, sodium salt
  • SODIUM NITRATE
  • SODIUM NITRATE [MART.]
  • Saltpeter (Chile)
  • Saltpeter (Chile) (VAN)
  • Soda niter
  • Sodium nitrate (NaNO3)
  • Sodium nitrate(DOT)
  • Sodium nitrate, BioXtra
  • Sodium nitrate, beads, 1-2 mm
  • Sodium saltpeter
  • etabisulfite
  • sodium trioxidonitrate(1-)