Description / Application
Sodium nitrite is an inorganic sodium salt having nitrite as the counterion. Used as a food preservative and antidote to cyanide poisoning. It has a role as an antihypertensive agent, a poison, an antimicrobial food preservative, a food antioxidant and an antidote to cyanide poisoning. It is an inorganic sodium salt and a nitrite salt.
Identities
| Molecular Formula | NNaO2 |
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| Molecular Weight | 68.995 |
| MFCD | MFCD00011118 |
Transport
| DOT UN Number | UN1500 |
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| Hazard Class | 5.1 (6.1) |
| Packing Group | III |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Danger |
| Hazard Statements | H272;H301;H319;H350;H400 |
| Precautionary Statements | P201;P202;P210;P220;P221;P264;P270;P273;P280;P301+P310+P330;P305+P351+P338;P308+P313;P337+P313;P370+P378;P391;P405;P501 |