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Sodium perchlorate

Sodium perchlorate

Chemical compound

Sodium perchlorate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NaClO4. It consists of sodium cations Na+ and perchlorate anions ClO−4. It is a white crystalline, hygroscopic solid that is highly soluble in water and ethanol. It is usually encountered as sodium perchlorate monohydrate NaClO4·H2O. The compound is noteworthy as the most water-soluble of the common perchlorate salts.

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Sodium perchlorate and other perchlorates has been found on the planet Mars, first detected by the NASA probe Phoenix in 2009. This was later confirmed by spectral analysis by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2015 of what is thought to be brine seeps which may be the first evidence of flowing liquid water containing hydrated salts on Mars.[1][2]

Selected properties

Its heat of formation is −382.75 kJ/mol, i.e. it is thermally stable up to high temperatures. At 490 °C it undergoes thermal decomposition, producing sodium chloride and dioxygen.[3] It crystallizes in the rhombic crystal system.[4]

Uses

Perchloric acid is made by treating NaClO4 with HCl.[5] Ammonium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate, of interest in rocketry and pyrotechnics, are prepared by double decomposition from a solution of sodium perchlorate and ammonium chloride or potassium chloride, respectively.

Laboratory applications

Solutions of NaClO4 are often used as an unreactive electrolyte. Sodium perchlorate is the precursor to many other perchlorate salts, often taking advantage of their low solubility relative to NaClO4 (209 g/(100 mL) at 25 °C).[6]

It is used in standard DNA extraction and hybridization reactions in molecular biology.

In medicine

Sodium perchlorate can be used to block iodine uptake before administration of iodinated contrast agents in patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism (suppressed TSH).[7]

Production

Sodium perchlorate is produced by anodic oxidation of sodium chlorate (NaClO3) at an inert electrode, such as platinum.[5]

Na+ClO−3 + H2O → Na+ClO−4 + 2 H+ + 2 e− (acidic medium)
Na+ClO−3 + 2 OH− → Na+ClO−4 + H2O + 2 e− (alkaline medium)

Safety

LD50 is 2 – 4 g/kg (rabbits, oral).[5]

See also

References

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