Potassium Carbonate

Product Description

It is a white salt, soluble in water, forms a strongly alkaline solution. We are counted amongst as the foremost organizations engaged in offering Potassium Carbonate. It is used as the product of potassium hydroxide's absorbent reaction with carbon dioxide. To comply with set safety norms, we use optimum quality compounds to process this drug. Potassium Carbonate is used in pharmaceutical laboratories as a drying agent or as a source of potassium. It also used in fire extinguishers, to make soap, to make glass, and to soften water. We offer this compound at affordable prices to clients.

Features:

Product Name : Potassium Carbonate
Chemical Names : Dipotassium carbonate; Potash; Potassium carbonate, anhydrous; Carbonic acid, dipotassium salt; Carbonate of potash; Pearl ash; Salt of tartar; Kaliumcarbonat; potassiumcarbonate; Kalium carbonicum; Kaliumcarbonat [German]; potasium cabonate; potasiumcarbonate;
Molecular Formula : K₂CO₃·nH₂O (n = 0 or 1,5) or K₂CO₃ or CK₂O₃
Molecular Weight : 138.205 g/mol
IUPAC Name : dipotassium;carbonate
CAS Number : 17353-70-7
Physical Description : White, very deliquescent powder.; The hydrate occurs as small, white, translucent crystals or granules
Odor : Odorless
Taste : Alkaline taste
Density : 2.43 g/cm3
Boiling Point : Decomposes
Melting Point : 891 °C
Solubility : Very soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol. Insoluble in alcohol and acetone.
Density : 2.29 g/cm³
Decomposition : When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of K2O.