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Potassium Acetate

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Synonym(s):

Potassium Acetate, Acetic Acid, Potassium Salt, Acetic Acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H3KO2
CAS Number:
127-08-2
Molecular Weight:
98.14
EC Index Number:
204-822-2
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
MDL number:
MFCD00012458
Assay:
≥99.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Form:
crystals
Solubility:
2530 g/L
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grade

ACS reagent

agency

meets USP/NF

assay

≥99.0%

form

crystals

impurities

≤0.005% Insoluble matter

color

white

pH

7.5-8.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

mp

292 °C

solubility

2530 g/L

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.003%, phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%, Fe: ≤5 ppm, Mg: ≤0.002%, Na: ≤0.03%, heavy metals: ≤5 ppm

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/C2H4O2.K/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

SCVFZCLFOSHCOH-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Analysis Note

Assay99.0% minCalcium (Ca)0.005% maxChloride (Cl)0.003% maxColorWhiteFormCrystals or crystalline powderHeavy Metals (by ICP-OES)5ppm maxInsoluble matter0.005% maxIron (Fe)5ppm maxMagnesium (Mg)0.002% maxPhosphate (PO4)0.001% maxSodium (Na)0.03% maxSulfate (SO4)0.002% maxpH of a 5% solution at 25°C6.5-9.0

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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