Sodium Acetate
Sodium Acetate refers to the sodium salt of acetic acid. It is also known as “Sodium ethanoate” or “Acetic acid, sodium salt.” The Sodium Acetate formula is CH3COONa. Sodium Acetate CAS No. is 127-09-3. Sodium Acetate’s molecular weight is 82.034 g/mol.
Sodium Acetate salt occurs naturally as a hygroscopic and deliquescent salt. It appears as monoclinic crystals in white, granular powder form. It is highly water-soluble and slightly alcohol-soluble.
Sodium Acetate Structure
It is an ionic compound. It appears as a two-dimensional sheet structure. It contains a Sodium cation associated with an Acetate anion.
Sodium Acetate Production:
On Industrial Scale, a combination of Sodium hydroxide and Acetic acid produces Sodium ethanoate.
Sodium Acetate Properties:
✓ Sodium ethanoate density is 1.528 g/cm3, and its melting point is 324 °C.
✓ Sodium acetate pH is more than 7. It has a weak base nature of acetate ion that helps neutralize acids.
✓ It disassociates in water to form Sodium ions (Na+) and Acetate (H3C2O2-) ions.
✓ Sodium ethanoate, combined with an alkyl halide like Bromoethane, produces an ester.
✓ Sodium ethanoate acts as a source for the production of anhydrous Sodium sulfate.
Sodium Acetate Uses
As a neutralizer in textiles, vulcanizer in rubber, additive in food, lost electrolyte replenisher, diuretic in Pharmaceuticals, and buffer solution in Biotechnology.
Forms:
Sodium acetate powder comes in two forms:
✓ Sodium acetate anhydrous and Sodium acetate trihydrate, which differ in their chemical formulas, CH3COONa and CH3COONa.3H2O, respectively.
✓ Sodium acetate molecular weight also varies in its two different forms.
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