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Sodium tetrathionate

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Molar mass
  
306.2665 g/mol

Solubility in water
  
30.6 kg/m³

Density
  
2,100 g/cm³

Appearance
  
white powder

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Sodium tetrathionate is a salt of sodium and tetrathionate with the molecular formula Na2S4O6. The structure of sodium tetrathionate is somewhat like two sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) molecules joined together at the S+2 ends.

Sodium tetrathionate Sodium tetrathionate dihydrate SigmaAldrich

Sodium tetrathionate is formed by the oxidation of sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) with liquid iodine (I2). The sodium tetrathionate Na2S4O6 formed can be isolated from the solution by fractional crystallization.

Sodium tetrathionate Synthesis of sodium tetrathionate PrepChemcom
Sodium tetrathionate Sodium tetrathionate dihydrate 98 titration SigmaAldrich

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