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Potassium nitrate, 99%, Thermo Scientific™

Product Code. 11441888
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This Thermo Scientific brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific.

Applications
Potassium 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.

Solubility
Moderately soluble in water, and insoluble in alcohol. Soluble in glycerol and ammonia.

Notes
It is an oxidizer. Stable under ordinary conditions. Incompatible with reducing agents and alcohols.
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Chemical Identifiers

CAS 7757-79-1
Molecular Formula KNO3
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 101.102
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
IUPAC Name potassium;nitrate
SMILES [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[K+]

Specifications

Quantity 10000g
UN Number UN1486
Merck Index 14,7648
Solubility Information Moderately soluble in water,and insoluble in alcohol. Soluble in glycerol and ammonia.
Formula Weight 101.11
Percent Purity 99%
Odor Odorless
Sensitivity Hygroscopic
Density 2.109
Chemical Name or Material Potassium nitrate

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