{"id":148624,"date":"2022-03-21T09:27:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T03:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/sodium-cyanide-formula-properties-uses-and-health-effects\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T17:38:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:08:31","slug":"sodium-cyanide-formula-properties-uses-and-health-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/sodium-cyanide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sodium Cyanide &#8211; Formula, Properties, Uses and Health Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/sodium-cyanide\/#Sodium_cyanide\" title=\"Sodium cyanide\">Sodium cyanide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/sodium-cyanide\/#Applications\" title=\"Applications\">Applications<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/sodium-cyanide\/#Cyanide_mining\" title=\"Cyanide mining\">Cyanide mining<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/sodium-cyanide\/#Chemical_feedstock\" title=\"Chemical feedstock\">Chemical feedstock<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/sodium-cyanide\/#Niche_uses\" title=\"Niche uses\">Niche uses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sodium_cyanide\"><\/span>Sodium cyanide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sodium cyanide is a white crystalline powder that is extremely poisonous. It is used in gold mining, electroplating, and other industrial processes. It is also used in chemical weapons. When sodium cyanide comes into contact with water, it produces a deadly gas called hydrogen cyanide. Sodium Cyanide &#8211; Formula.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-148623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sodium-cyanide-formula-properties-uses-and-health-effects.jpg\" alt=\"Sodium Cyanide - Formula, Properties, Uses and Health Effects\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sodium-cyanide-formula-properties-uses-and-health-effects.jpg?v=1647835067 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sodium-cyanide-formula-properties-uses-and-health-effects-300x212.jpg?v=1647835067 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sodium cyanide is a white crystalline powder that is extremely poisonous. It is odorless and tasteless. Sodium cyanide is used in mining, electroplating, and the production of synthetic fibers and plastics. It can also be used as a fumigant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When sodium cyanide comes into contact with water, it forms a deadly gas called hydrogen cyanide. Hydrogen cyanide can kill a person within minutes. Sodium cyanide is also a fire hazard.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Applications\"><\/span><span id=\"Applications\" class=\"mw-headline\">Applications<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cyanide_mining\"><\/span><span id=\"Cyanide_mining\" class=\"mw-headline\">Cyanide mining<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Gold cyanidation (also known as the cyanide process) is the dominant technique for extracting gold, much of which is obtained from low-grade ore. More than 70% of cyanide consumption globally is used for this purpose. The application exploits the high affinity of gold(I) for cyanide, which induces gold metal to oxidize and dissolve in the presence of air (oxygen) and water, producing the salt sodium dicyanoaurate:<sup id=\"cite_ref-Ullmann_4-2\" class=\"reference\">[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dd>4<span class=\"nowrap\"> <\/span>Au + 8<span class=\"nowrap\"> <\/span>NaCN + O<sub>2<\/sub> + 2<span class=\"nowrap\"> <\/span>H<sub>2<\/sub>O \u2192 4<span class=\"nowrap\"> <\/span>Na[Au(CN)<sub>2<\/sub>] + 4<span class=\"nowrap\"> <\/span>NaOH<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>A similar process uses potassium cyanide (KCN, a close relative of sodium cyanide) to produce potassium dicyanoaurate (KAu(CN)<sub>2<\/sub>).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chemical_feedstock\"><\/span><span id=\"Chemical_feedstock\" class=\"mw-headline\">Chemical feedstock<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Several commercially significant chemical compounds are derived from cyanide, including cyanuric chloride, cyanogen chloride, and many nitriles. In organic synthesis, cyanide, which is classified as a strong nucleophile, is used to prepare nitriles, which occur widely in many chemicals, including pharmaceuticals. Illustrative is the synthesis of benzyl cyanide by the reaction of benzyl chloride and sodium cyanide.<sup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\">[8]<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Niche_uses\"><\/span><span id=\"Niche_uses\" class=\"mw-headline\">Niche uses<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Being highly toxic, sodium cyanide is used to kill or stun rapidly such as in collecting jars used by entomologists and in widely illegal cyanide fishing.<\/p>\n<p>Sodium Cyanide &#8211; Formula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sodium cyanide Sodium cyanide is a white crystalline powder that is extremely poisonous. 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