My brother said that it was salt. I need to use it to make ice for a party. Please tell me!!!!!!
2007-12-24 15:47:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes, it is a salt, but not the kind of salt you are thinking of. It is the sodium salt of acetic acid (CH3COOH). The formula is CH3COO-Na+ indicating that there is not really a bond between the carboxylate group and the sodium, but more of an interaction between the negative carboxylate group and the positive sodium group.
The salt you are probably thinking when you hear the word "salt" is NaCl or sodium chloride (table salt).
2007-12-24 18:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sodium Acetate is a "salt", however, that is a very general term. Most likely, you will find it in neutralized Acetic Acid (aka vinegar).
You could probably mix some vinegar in with a mild base to make a salt to make the ice colder so stuff at your party will get cool faster Have fun!
2007-12-24 15:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Steak 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sodium acetate, (also rarely, sodium ethanoate) is the sodium salt of acetic acid. It is an inexpensive chemical produced in industrial quantities for a wide range of uses.
Sodium acetate is also used in consumer heating pads or hand warmers and is also used in "hot ice". When sodium acetate trihydrate crystals (melting point 58 °C) are heated to around 100 °C, they melt. When this melt cools, it gives a supersaturated solution of sodium acetate in water. This solution is capable of supercooling to room temperature, well below its melting point, without forming crystals. By clicking on a metal disc in the heating pad, a nucleation center is formed which causes the solution to crystallize into solid sodium acetate trihydrate again. The bond-forming process of crystallization is exothermic, hence heat is emitted.[
2007-12-24 16:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is salt and there is SALT. Sodium acetate, as the product of an acid and base, is a salt. The SALT you need is sodium chloride or table salt. It is much cheaper than sodium acetate and easier to obtain.
2007-12-24 16:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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My brother said that it was salt. I need to use it to make ice for a party. Please tell me!!!!!!
2015-08-10 10:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by Emogene 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sodium acetate
2016-01-29 22:38:28 · answer #6 · answered by Vilhelm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microwave is a bad idea... Vacuum oven will be a good idea... If you don't have that, then next option will be hot air oven... And store it in a desiccator... Melting point is 58 degree centigrade and Boiling point of it 123 degree centigrade so, you either boil it... Best idea will be hot air oven, heat at 80 degrees centigrade... The reason is you can control the temperature, where as in open flame you cannot and most of the time you end up in charring... So go for hot air oven where you can heat and the water vapor can be eliminated through the vent... All the best... Some dumb here did not understand my intention here in recommending hot air oven which made them to click dislike... Maybe they all follow barbarian rules in chemistry...
2016-03-17 23:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by Katherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CH3COONa
Ehh. in AP chem, we used it to neutralize sulfuric acid, H2SO4, so it's a buffer. I think my science teacher also said that its used in some sort of vulcanization of a new, synthetic rubber.
No clue.
I'd rather use ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) and water if you need something to keep your foodstuffs cool.
2007-12-24 15:55:44 · answer #8 · answered by o-O 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Na C2H3O2
when in doubt
wikipedia
but do it yourself
i'm too lazy
2007-12-24 15:51:25 · answer #9 · answered by valeryeeee 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"salt" is sodium chloride, NaCl, which is table salt.
2007-12-24 18:24:07 · answer #10 · answered by mcalhoun333 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋