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Potassium dichromate

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.8%

Synonym(s):

Potassium bichromate

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Linear Formula:
K2Cr2O7
CAS Number:
7778-50-9
Molecular Weight:
294.18
EC Number:
231-906-6
MDL number:
MFCD00011367
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753704
Assay:
≥99.8%
form:
solid

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

Assay

≥99.8%

form

solid

impurities

≤0.005% water insolubles

loss

≤0.05% loss on drying, 105 °C

mp

398 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤10 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤20 mg/kg
Cu: ≤10 mg/kg
Fe: ≤10 mg/kg
Na: ≤100 mg/kg
Pb: ≤50 mg/kg

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/2Cr.2K.7O/q;;2*+1;;;;;;2*-1

InChI key

KMUONIBRACKNSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 1B - Ox. Sol. 2 - Repr. 1B - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Cardio-vascular system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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