How long does sn take to turn into nitrate

[DreamEnd]

I opened it to do the blood test and sealed it back up. How long do I have before it turns to nitrate?

 

[Sk3le]

It doesnt work that way.
Nitrite doesnt became nitrate with time , as long the powder is not lumpy it will be fine

 

[DreamEnd]

It doesnt work that way.
Nitrite doesnt became nitrate with time , as long the powder is not lumpy it will be fine

wait, the powder i got from ic is lumpy in fact there are bumps i have to crush to pour into the drink. is this normal?

 

[hush hush]

wait, the powder i got from ic is lumpy in fact there are bumps i have to crush to pour into the drink. is this normal?

yes, it is normal bc not all SN contains an anti-caking agent "Sodium nitrite is hygroscopic an may therefore form pretty hard clumps. But these Clumps can easily be pounded in a mortar".

 

[Someone123]

It doesnt work that way.
Nitrite doesnt became nitrate with time , as long the powder is not lumpy it will be fine

From what I have read once sodium nitrite is exposed to air is does convert to sodium nitrate over time- there have been many posts about this on this site. Sodium Nitrite has a chemical expression of NaNO2 and sodium nitrate has a chemical composition of NaNO3. So once sodium nitrite is exposed to air over time one oxygen atom is added to each sodium nitrite molecule and it becomes sodium nitrate. NaNO2 means a molecule composed of one atom of sodium(Na), one atom of Nitogen(N), and two atoms of Oxygen(O2). I think I read on the internet somewhere that the half life for this is 80 days, but I can't find this site now- that means in 80 days half of the nitrite will become nitrate, then over the next 80 days half of the remaining amount will become nitrate, etc. I'm not sure how accurate this is, I am still trying to research this further.

 

[Tiny Little Tree]

From what I have read once sodium nitrite is exposed to air is does convert to sodium nitrate over time- there have been many posts about this on this site. Sodium Nitrite has a chemical expression of NaNO2 and sodium nitrate has a chemical composition of NaNO3. So once sodium nitrite is exposed to air over time one oxygen atom is added to each sodium nitrite molecule and it becomes sodium nitrate. NaNO2 means a molecule composed of one atom of sodium(Na), one atom of Nitogen(N), and two atoms of Oxygen(O2). I think I read on the internet somewhere that the half life for this is 80 days, but I can't find this site now- that means in 80 days half of the nitrite will become nitrate, then over the next 80 days half of the remaining amount will become nitrate, etc. I'm not sure how accuarte this is, I am still trying to research this further.

"82.3 days" seems to be the value you're alluding to. You can find some results searching that with SN (in full), might be an estimate from a program. I don't fully understand that info, just pointing to it.