In this instance, the empirical formula is the same as the formula unit: NaNO3
Sodium sulfite acts as a reducing agent, meaning it can donate electrons to oxygen atoms. When sodium sulfite is added to a system with oxygen present, it reacts with the oxygen molecules and forms sodium sulfate, effectively removing the oxygen from the system.
The empirical formula for the ionic compound formed by sodium and fluorine is NaF. Sodium is a metal that gives away one electron, becoming Na+, while fluorine is a non-metal that gains one electron, becoming F-. The resulting compound has a 1:1 ratio of sodium to fluorine ions, giving NaF as the empirical formula.
For sodium oxide, the empirical formula is the same as the formula unit, Na2O. (If any formula unit or molecular formula contains an atomic symbol with no following subscript, the empirical and actual formulas will be the same.)
The chemical symbol for sodium thiosulfate is Na2S2O3.
The formula for sodium hydrogen sulfite is NaHSO3.
The formula unit for sodium sulfide is Na2S, for sodium sulfite it is Na2SO3, and for sodium sulfate it is Na2SO4.
The IUPAC name for sodium sulfite is sodium hydrogen sulfite, or sodium bisulfite.
In this instance, the empirical formula is the same as the formula unit: NaNO3
The empirical formula for sodium azide is NaN3.
The formula of sodium hydrogen sulfite is NaHSO3.
Hydrogen sulfite is the bisulfite anion, or HSO3-.Sulfite is SO32-.Do not confuse sulfite (SO32-) with sulfide (S2-), or sulfate (SO42-).
The chemical equation for the formation of sodium hydrogen sulfite can be written as: SO2 + NaOH β NaHSO3
Sodium sulfite is composed of sodium ions (Na+) and sulfite ions (SO3^2-). The chemical formula for sodium sulfite is Na2SO3.
Sodium sulfite acts as a reducing agent, meaning it can donate electrons to oxygen atoms. When sodium sulfite is added to a system with oxygen present, it reacts with the oxygen molecules and forms sodium sulfate, effectively removing the oxygen from the system.
The empirical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.
NaClThe chemical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.