Potassium formate
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Potassium formate | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Potassium methanoate | |
| Identifiers | |
590-29-4  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChemSpider | 11054  |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.799 |
| PubChem | 11539 |
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| Properties | |
| CHKO2 | |
| Molar mass | 84.12 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless deliquescent crystals |
| Density | 1.908 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 167.5 °C (333.5 °F; 440.6 K) |
| Boiling point | Decomposes |
| 32.8 g/100 mL (0 °C) 331 g/100 mL (25°C) 657 g/100 mL (80 °C) | |
| Solubility | soluble in alcohol insoluble in ether |
| Basicity (pKb) | 10.25 |
| Hazards | |
| GHS pictograms |  |
| GHS signal word | Warning |
| H335, H319, H315 | |
| P261, P302+352, P280, P305+351+338 | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (median dose) |
5500 mg/kg (oral, mouse) |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| verify (what is ?) | |
| Infobox references | |
Potassium formate, HCO2K (or KHCOO), is the potassium salt of formic acid. This white solid is an intermediate in the formate potash process for the production of potassium.[2] Potassium formate has also been studied as a potential environmentally friendly deicing salt for use on roads.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Olsen, J C (editor), Van Nostrand's Chemical Annual, Chapman and Hall, London, 1934
- ↑ Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, Mary Eagleson (1994), page 888. ISBN 978-3-11-011451-5
- ↑ "Finnish Environment Institute > Main publications on the effect of de-icing chemicals on ground water". www.syke.fi. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ Pasi P. Hellstén; Jani M. Salminen; Kirsten S. Jørgensen & Taina H. Nystén (2005). "Use of potassium formate in road winter deicing can reduce groundwater deterioration". Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (13): 5095–5100. doi:10.1021/es0482738. PMID 16053115.
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