Sodium sulfite (NaSO₂) is an inorganic ceramic compound that exists primarily as a salt in solid form rather than as a traditional monolithic ceramic. It is commonly encountered as a white crystalline powder with hygroscopic properties and moderate mechanical stiffness. Industrial applications include food preservation (as a sulfite preservative), pulp and paper bleaching, water treatment, and chemical manufacturing as a reducing agent; engineers select it for processes requiring controlled oxidation-reduction chemistry rather than for structural load-bearing roles. While not a primary engineering structural ceramic, its low cost, chemical reactivity, and solubility in water make it valuable in process chemistry and corrosion mitigation contexts where ceramic alternatives would be inappropriate.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 4,671.7 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.1700 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 1,997.2 | ksi | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.08819 | lb/in³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 2.256 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 16.07 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries | 4.071 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 1.256 | - | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00198 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.000724 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | -358 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 353.1 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME) | 0.000 | % | DFT · TBmBJ |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.1255 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -1.555 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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