Chemical Reactions
In the laboratory, sodium nitrite can be used to destroy excess sodium azide.
- 2 NaN3 + 2 Na NO2 + 2 H+ → 3 N2 + 2 NO + 2 Na+ + 2 H2O
At high temperatures, sodium nitrite decomposes to sodium oxide, nitrogen(II) oxide and oxygen.
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