| Sodium permanganate | |
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Sodium manganate(VII) |
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Other names
Sodium permanganate, permanganate of sodium |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 10101-50-5 |
| PubChem | 24929 |
| ChemSpider | 23303 |
| RTECS number | SD6650000 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | NaMnO4 |
| Molar mass | 141.9254 g/mol 159.94 g/mol (monohydrate) |
| Appearance | Red solid |
| Density | 1.972 g/cm3 (monohydrate) |
| Melting point |
36 °C |
| Boiling point |
100 °C |
| Solubility in water | 900 g/L |
| Hazards | |
| Main hazards | Oxidizer |
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| Infobox references | |
Sodium permanganate is the inorganic compound with the formula NaMnO4. It is closely related to the more commonly encountered potassium permanganate, but it is generally less desirable, because it is more expensive, absorbs water from the atmosphere, and has a low melting point. Being about 15 times more soluble than KMnO4, sodium permanganate finds some applications where very high concentrations of MnO4- are sought.
Sodium permanganate cannot be prepared analogously to the route to KMnO4 because the required intermediate manganate salt, Na2MnO4, does not form. Thus less direct routes are used including conversion from KMnO4.[1]
Sodium permanganate behaves similarly to potassium permanganate. It dissolves readily in water to give deep purple solutions, evaporation of which gives prismatic purple-black glistening crystals of the monohydrate NaMnO4·H2O. The potassium salt does not form a hydrate. Because of its hygroscopic nature, it is less useful in analytical chemistry than its potassium counterpart.
It can be prepared by the reaction of manganese dioxide with sodium hypochlorite:
Because of its high solubility, its aqueous solutions are used as etchants in printed circuitry.[1]
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