Sodium thiosulfate is an inorganic compound with the formula Na₂S₂O₃xH₂O. Typically it is available as the white or colorless pentahydrate, Na₂S₂O₃·5H₂O. The solid is an efflorescent crystalline substance that dissolves well in water.
What is the full form of Na2S2O3?
Sodium thiosulfate | Na2S2O3 - PubChem.
Is sodium thiosulfate covalent or ionic?
It is an ionic compound composed of two sodium cations (Na+) and the negatively charged thiosulfate anion (S2O3-), in which the central sulfur atom is bonded to three oxygen atoms and another sulfur atom, all through single and double bonds with resonance character. The solid exists in a monoclinic crystal structure.
