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Potassium chloride ACS reagent, 99.0-100.5%
Sigma-Aldrich
P3911
Potassium chloride
Potassium chloride ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
Sigma-Aldrich
P4504
Potassium chloride
Potassium chloride puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E508, 99-100.5% (AT), ≤0.0001% Al
Sigma-Aldrich
12636
Potassium chloride
Potassium chloride powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥99.0%
Sigma-Aldrich
P5405
Potassium chloride
ACS reagent, 99.0-100.5%
ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E508, 99-100.5% (AT), ≤0.0001% Al
powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥99.0%
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P4504-500G
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12636-250G
Estimated to ship on June 04, 2025
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CN¥745.44
P5405-250G
Estimated to ship on April 07, 2025
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Description

Synonyms
KCl
CAS Number
Molecular Formula
Linear Formula
: KCl
Linear Formula
: KCl
Linear Formula
: KCl
Linear Formula
: KCl
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)
: KCl
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)
: KCl
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)
: KCl
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)
: KCl
Molecular Weight
: 74.55
Molecular Weight
: 74.55
Molecular Weight
: 74.55
Molecular Weight
: 74.55
MDL Number
MFCD00011360
MFCD00011360
MFCD00011360
MFCD00011360
Quality Designations
200

Properties

anion traces:
bromide (Br-): ≤0.01%
chlorate, nitrate (as NO3-): ≤0.003%
iodide (I-): ≤0.002%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.001%
anion traces:
anion traces:
bromide (Br-): ≤1000 mg/kg
iodide (I-): ≤50 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg
anion traces:
Assay:
99.0-100.5%
Assay:
≥99.0%
Assay:
99-100.5% (AT)
Assay:
≥99.0%
cation traces:
Ba:, passes test (limit about 0.001%)
Ca: ≤0.002%
Fe: ≤3 ppm
Mg: ≤0.001%
Na: ≤0.005%
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES )
cation traces:
cation traces:
Al: ≤1 mg/kg
As: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ba:, in accordance
Ca: ≤50 mg/kg
Cd: ≤1 mg/kg
Cu: ≤10 mg/kg
Fe: ≤10 mg/kg
Hg: ≤1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤50 mg/kg
Na: ≤700 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤20 mg/kg
cation traces:
density:
1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
density:
1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
density:
1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
density:
1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
impurities:
≤0.005% Insoluble matter
impurities:
impurities:
acidity or alkalinity, complies
organic volatile impurities, complies (GC)
residual solvents, complies
≤0.0001% Al
≤0.0005% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.003% free acid (as HCl)
≤0.005% free alkali (as KOH)
≤0.02% Mg, alkaline earth metals (as Ca)
impurities:
InChI:
1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChI:
1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChI:
1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChI:
1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChI key:
WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI key:
WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI key:
WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI key:
WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
loss:
loss:
loss:
≤0.5% loss on drying, 105 °C, 3 h
loss:
mp:
770 °C (lit.)
mp:
770 °C (lit.)
mp:
770 °C (lit.)
mp:
770 °C (lit.)
pH:
5.4-8.6 (25 °C, 5% in solution)
pH:
5.5-8.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L)
pH:
7
pH:
form:
powder
form:
powder or crystals
form:
powder or crystals
form:
powder
product line:
product line:
ReagentPlus®
product line:
product line:
BioReagent
grade:
ACS reagent
grade:
reagent
grade:
puriss.
grade:
reagent
quality:
quality:
quality:
meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E508
quality:
SMILES string:
[Cl-].[K+]
SMILES string:
[Cl-].[K+]
SMILES string:
[Cl-].[K+]
SMILES string:
[Cl-].[K+]
solubility:
solubility:
solubility:
solubility:
H2O: 133 mg/mL
suitability:
suitability:
suitability:
complies for appearance of solution
suitability:
technique(s):
technique(s):
technique(s):
technique(s):
cell culture | insect: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
Quality Level:
200
Quality Level:
Quality Level:
Quality Level:

Usage and Safety

Application
May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.Potassium chloride has been used in the preparation of the following:
  • Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) deposition solution, used for ACP coating on Ti coupons.
  • Modified methylene blue (MB) solution, utilized in the MB two-phase titration method.
  • 4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES)-containing artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) solutions.
  • Artificial sea water.
May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.Potassium chloride has been used in the preparation of perfusion buffer stock solution (1X).
It has been used in the preparation of the following buffers for small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) preparation:
  • Escherichia coli supported lipid bilayer (SLB) buffer
  • extract buffer (XB)
  • high-salt extract buffer (HS-XB)
May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.Potassium chloride may be used in the preparation of fertilizer, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate and other potassium slats. It may be used in the calorimetric determination of enthalpy and heat capacity values during the deprotonation (loss of proton H+) of buffers. From these values temperature dependence of the pH of these buffers was calculated.
Potassium chloride can be used as a fertilizer and as a regenerant to soften water. It has been used a buffer for the separation of major purine metabolites in the heart, using reverse phase ion pair chromatography(RPIPC).
May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.Potassium chloride has been used:
  • in Percoll solution for sperm sample preparation
  • In Blastocyst Cell Number Analysis by Giemsa Staining
  • As a component of noncapacitation medium

Risk and Safety
Storage Class Code:

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK:

WGK 3

Flash Point(F):

Not applicable

Flash Point(C):

Not applicable

Storage Class Code:

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK:

WGK 3

Flash Point(F):

Not applicable

Flash Point(C):

Not applicable

Storage Class Code:

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK:

WGK 1

Flash Point(F):

Not applicable

Flash Point(C):

Not applicable

Storage Class Code:

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK:

WGK 1

Flash Point(F):

Not applicable

Flash Point(C):

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment:

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)