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Sodium nitrate

NaNO3 Fire-hazardous, transparent, colourless crystals with bitter taste; soluble in glycerol and water; melts at 308_C; decomposes when heated; used in manufacture of glass and pottery enamel and as a fertiliser and food preservative.

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