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Sodium Acetate
Sodium Acetate
Sodium acetate may be added to food as a seasoning, sometimes in the form of sodium diacetate, a one-to-one complex of sodium acetate and acetic acid, given the E-number E262. It is often used to give potato chips a salt andvinegar flavor.
What is Sodium Acetate (CH3COONa)?
CH3COONa is a chemical compound with chemical name Sodium Acetate.
It is a sodium salt of acetic acid. It is also called Acetic acid, sodium salt or Sodium acetate anhydrous. Sodium acetate along with an alkyl halide like bromoethane can be used to form an ester.
It is either in its white granular powder form appears as monoclinic crystals. It is hygroscopic in nature and easily soluble in water. It is usually odourless but when heated to decomposition its smells like vinegar or acetic acid. Medically sodium acetate is given intravenously as an electrolyte replenisher. It corrects the sodium levels in hyponatremic patients.
Sodium Acetate Structure (CH3COONa Structure)
Sodium Acetate Structure
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Sodium Acetate (CH3COONa) Uses
- It is used for dialysis as a source of sodium ions in solutions.
- It is used in the textile industry while using an aniline dye.
- It is used as a pickling agent in the chrome tanning.
- It acts as a concrete sealant.
- It can be used in food as a seasoning.
- It can be used as a buffer along with acetic acid to keep a relatively constant pH.
- It is used in heating pads, hot ice, and hand warmers.
- It is used to get rid of the buildup of static electricity.