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Potassium nitrate

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph Eur, BP, USP, FCC, E252, 99.0-100.5%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
KNO3
CAS Number:
7757-79-1
Molecular Weight:
101.10
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329749787
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-818-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011409
Assay:
99.0-100.5%
Form:
powder or crystals

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Product Name

Potassium nitrate, puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph Eur, BP, USP, FCC, E252, 99.0-100.5%

InChI key

FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/K.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1

SMILES string

[K+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O

grade

puriss.

assay

99.0-100.5%

form

powder or crystals

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph Eur, BP, USP, FCC, E252

impurities

acidity or alkalinity, complies
 reducing matter, complies
 residual solvents, complies
≤0.001% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.005% ammonium (NH4)

loss

≤0.5% loss on drying, 105 °C

pH

5-8 (20 °C, 5%)

mp

334 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤10 mg/kg
nitrite (NO2-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤50 mg/kg
Cu: ≤10 mg/kg
Fe: ≤10 mg/kg
Na: ≤1000 mg/kg
Pb: ≤4 mg/kg
Zn: ≤10 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution

Quality Level

100

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Application

Potassium nitrate may be employed for the following studies:
  • Preparation of gun powder, ceramics, glass, dyeing and printing.1
  • As oxidizing agent in the fireworks.1
  • Preparation of potassium nitrite.1
  • As desensitizing agent for tooth hypersensitivity.
  • As phase change material for the preparation of nanofluids with phase change behavior.

General description

Potassium nitrate is colorless potassium salt having rhombic crystals. It is an oxidizing agent. In nature it is found as saltpeter. It can be prepared by reacting potassium carbonate/ hydroxide with nitric acid or by the reaction of sodium nitrate with potassium chloride.1 It can be prepared by combining ammonium nitrate and potassium hydroxide under hot conditions.
Potassium nitrate can find applications as an oxidizer, which can be prepared by combining ammonium nitrate and potassium hydroxide under hot conditions.

pictograms

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GHS03

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Warning

hcodes

H272

Hazard Classifications

Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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易制爆化学品
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