Potassium chloride
SIGALD/12636 - puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E508, 99-100.5% (AT), ≤0.0001% Al
CAS Number: 7447-40-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): KCl
Molecular Weight: 74.55
EC Number: 231-211-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011360
Linear Formula: KCl
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | bromide (Br-): ≤1000 mg/kg |
| iodide (I-): ≤50 mg/kg | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg | |
| assay | 99-100.5% (AT) |
| 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 | |
| density | 1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | puriss. |
| 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) | |
| InChI | 1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 |
| InChI key | WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| loss | ≤0.5% loss on drying, 105 °C, 3 h |
| mp | 770 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 7 |
| quality | meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E508 |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [Cl-].[K+] |
| suitability | complies for appearance of solution |
| Application: | May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins. |
| Application: | 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). |
| General description: | Potassium chloride, an alkali metal halide, is a colorless crystalline salt. Its solubility in water is directly proportional to increase in temperature. It can be prepared from potassium hydroxide, via neutralization reaction with HCl. Calorimetric estimation of the enthalpy of solution of potassium chloride in water has been described. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99-100.5% (AT) |
| mp | 770 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |