Question

DEFINE ANTIDOTES EXPLAIN
SODIUM NITRITE.​

Answer 1

Answer:

pH. Between 7 and 9. {10} Mechanism of action/Effect: Antidote (to cyanide poisoning)—Sodium nitrite promotes formation of methemoglobin, which combines with cyanide to form nontoxic cyanmethemoglobin.

Answer 2

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An antidote is a drug, chelating substance, or a chemical that counteracts (neutralizes) the effects of another drug or a poison.

Sodium nitrite is an inorganic sodium salt having nitrite as the counterion. Used as a food preservative and antidote to cyanide poisoning. It has a role as an antimicrobial food preservative, an antihypertensive agent, a food antioxidant, a poison and an antidote to cyanide poisoning.

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