sodium nitrite and air

[wiroho]

How long can i use it before it turns in nitrate. I opened mine, but wasn't ready.

 

[Johnnythefox]

How long can i use it before it turns in nitrate. I opened mine, but wasn't ready.

I think it's twenty four hours of exposure to air.

 

[diyCTB]

Being discussed here

 

[stellabelle]

I think it's twenty four hours of exposure to air.

I second this and have read that it is approximately 24 hours before it becomes sodium nitrate.

 

[NoOneKnows]

mm, may I ask, do you mean 24 hours after you open the plastic container? I mean I opened it about 2 weeks ago just to take a look and closed the lid immediately. ITs unusable now ,turned to nitrate ??

 

[Johnnythefox]

mm, may I ask, do you mean 24 hours after you open the plastic container? I mean I opened it about 2 weeks ago just to take a look and closed the lid immediately. ITs unusable now ,turned to nitrate ??

I'm sure it means exposure to air for twenty four hours.

 

[NoOneKnows]

aaah ouf ok,better to be safe and ask .thank u so much : )

 

[Dragon]

The shelf life of a sealed container is indefinite so it doesn't matter how many times its been opened add long as it was sealed again right away

 

[killing me softly]

the recent number of questions about this spurred me to try to find an answer. i didn't find anything definitive, but here's what i did find:

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