An yi amfani da shi azaman wakili mai ragewa ko wakili a cikin yin rini na sulfur, azaman wakili a cikin masana'antar ƙarfe mara ƙarfe, azaman wakili don mutuwar auduga, ana amfani da shi A masana'antar tanner, a masana'antar kantin magani yin wasu phenacetin, a masana'antar electroplate, don hydriding galvanize. Anhydrous abu ne whitecrystal, da sauƙi deliquescent, kuma yana da solubility a cikin ruwa (15.4G/lOOmLwater a 10 ° C. Kuma 57.2G/OOmLwater a 90 ° C.).Lokacin da yake amsawa tare da acid, ana samar da hydrogen sulfide. Dan kadan mai narkewa a cikin barasa, maras narkewa a cikin ether.Maganin ruwa yana da ƙarfi alkaline, don haka ana kiransa sulfide alkali.Narkar da a cikin sulfurgenerated sodium polysulfide. Masana'antu kayayyakin sau da yawa dauke da impurities ga ruwan hoda, launin ruwan kasa ja, rawaya block.Corrosive, toxic.In airoxidation na sodium thiosulfate.