Potassium nitrate, ACS, 99.0% min

Description

For Pyrotechnics, Glass Manufacture, Tempering Steel | CAS: 7757-79-1 | KNO3 | 101.10 g/mol

Pyrotechnics, glass manufacture, tempering steel, reagentPotassium nitrate has a vast variety of applications. Appropriate preparations of potassium nitrate find use in fertilizers, food preservatives, tooth paste, rocket propellants and fireworks. In addition, it is also used as an electrolyte in a salt bridge, and as thermal storage medium in power generation systems. It forms phase change material with silica and alumina nanoparticles. In combination with boron trifluoride it forms an efficient reagent for nitration of aromatic compounds. Adsorption on alumina provides an environmentally benign aromatic nitrating agent.

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Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 7757-79-1
• Molecular Formula: KNO3
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 101.10
• MDL Number: MFCD00011409
• InChI Key: FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, nitre, nitrate of potash, vicknite, nitric acid potassium salt, nitric acid, potassium salt, saltpetre, kaliumnitrat, kalii nitras
• PubChem CID: 24434
• ChEBI: CHEBI:63043
• SMILES: [K+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O

• Color: White
• Physical Form: Crystals
• Quantity: 100 g
• Assay Percent Range: 99.0% min.
• IUPAC Name: potassium nitrate
• Formula Weight: 101.11
• Grade: ACS
• Odor: Odorless
• Appearance: White crystalline
• Density: 2.109g/cm³
• Chemical Name or Material: Potassium nitrate, For ACS analysis

Safety and Handling

Hazard Category	H272-H303: May intensify fire; oxidizer. May be harmful if swallowed.
DOTInformation	Hazard Class: 5.1, Packing Group: III
EINECSNumber	231-818-8

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only