... used as a reducing agent, mordant, bleach, disinfectants, water purifying agents.CharactersSodium thiosulfate, also known as thiosulfate, which is ... crystalline powder, specific gravity 1.667, soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol, is heated in air decomposed ... for the chemical industry, electroplating industry, reducing agent, water purifying agent works. In the textile industry for bleaching cotton ...