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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:
Molecular Weight:
101.10
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-818-8
MDL number:
Assay:
99.0-100.5%
Form:
powder or crystals
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grade

puriss.

Quality Level

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

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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.

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.


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Warning

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Hazard Classifications

Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
易制爆化学品

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A superior desensitizer--potassium nitrate.
M Hodosh
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), 88(4), 831-832 (1974-04-01)
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Pyrotechnics: (and Related Subjects) (2012)
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12648-1KG04061826714379
12648-6X1KG04061833636107
12648-2.5KG04061833636091