Nitrates
Potassium nitrate (12652)
extra pure, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, assay 99.0 - 100.5%
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General Information
- CAS Number
- 7757-79-1
- Concentration
- 100 %
- EC Number
- 231-818-8
- Grade
- Extra pure
- Linear Formula
- Nitrates
- Molar Mass
- 101 g/mol
- Product Type
- Substance Degrees Celsius
- Synonyms
- Nitrate of potash
- Saltpeter
- Saltpetre
Physical Properties
- Boiling Point/Range
- Decomposition
- Chemical Composition
- Potassium nitrate
- Color
- Colorless
- Density
- 2.11 g/cm3 (20 °C)
- Flashpoint
- Not applicable
- Melting Point/Range
- 335 °C (1,013 hPa)
- Odor
- Odorless
- Partition Coefficient
- Not applicable
- pH
- 5.5 to 7.5 at 50 g/l (20 °C)
- Physical Form
- Crystalline
- Solubility in Water
- 357 g/l at 25 °C
- Vapor Pressure
- No data available hectopascal
Safety Information
- Chemical Stability
- Stable under normal conditions.
- Evaporation Rate
- No data available
- Flammability
- The product is not flammable.
- Flammable Gas Formation
- The substance or mixture does not emit flammable gases in contact with water
- Ignition Temperature
- Not applicable
- Incompatible Materials
- Cyanides, Thiocyanates, Acids, Heavy metals, Reducing agents, Combustible material
- Oxidizing
- The substance or mixture is classified as oxidizing with the category 3.
- Self Ignition
- Not auto-flammable
- Thermal Decomposition
- > 600 °C
International Transportation
- Chemical Class
- 5.1
- Harmonized System Code
- 28342100
- Packing Group
- III
- UN Number
- 1486
General Information
- CAS Number
- 7757-79-1
- Concentration
- 100 %
- EC Number
- 231-818-8
- Grade
- Extra pure
- Linear Formula
- Nitrates
- Molar Mass
- 101 g/mol
- Product Type
- Substance Degrees Celsius
- Synonyms
- Nitrate of potash
- Saltpeter
- Saltpetre
Physical Properties
- Boiling Point/Range
- Decomposition
- Chemical Composition
- Potassium nitrate
- Color
- Colorless
- Density
- 2.11 g/cm3 (20 °C)
- Flashpoint
- Not applicable
- Melting Point/Range
- 335 °C (1,013 hPa)
- Odor
- Odorless
- Partition Coefficient
- Not applicable
- pH
- 5.5 to 7.5 at 50 g/l (20 °C)
- Physical Form
- Crystalline
- Solubility in Water
- 357 g/l at 25 °C
- Vapor Pressure
- No data available hectopascal
Safety Information
- Chemical Stability
- Stable under normal conditions.
- Evaporation Rate
- No data available
- Flammability
- The product is not flammable.
- Flammable Gas Formation
- The substance or mixture does not emit flammable gases in contact with water
- Ignition Temperature
- Not applicable
- Incompatible Materials
- Cyanides, Thiocyanates, Acids, Heavy metals, Reducing agents, Combustible material
- Oxidizing
- The substance or mixture is classified as oxidizing with the category 3.
- Self Ignition
- Not auto-flammable
- Thermal Decomposition
- > 600 °C
International Transportation
- Chemical Class
- 5.1
- Harmonized System Code
- 28342100
- Packing Group
- III
- UN Number
- 1486
- Linear Formula : Nitrates
- Synonyms : Nitrate of potash|Saltpeter|Saltpetre
- Grade : Extra pure
- EC Number : 231-818-8
- Product Type : Substance Degrees Celsius
- CAS Number : 7757-79-1
- Molar Mass : 101 g/mol
- Chemical Composition : Potassium nitrate
- pH : 5.5 to 7.5 at 50 g/l (20 °C)
- Flashpoint : Not applicable
- Density : 2.11 g/cm3 (20 °C)
- Color : Colorless
- Odor : Odorless
- Physical Form : Crystalline
- Solubility in Water : 357 g/l at 25 °C
- Boiling Point/Range : Decomposition
- Vapor Pressure : No data available hectopascal
- Partition Coefficient : Not applicable
- Melting Point/Range : 335 °C (1,013 hPa)
- Self Ignition : Not auto-flammable
- Oxidizing : The substance or mixture is classified as oxidizing with the category 3.
- Incompatible Materials : Cyanides, Thiocyanates, Acids, Heavy metals, Reducing agents, Combustible material
- Ignition Temperature : Not applicable
- Flammability : The product is not flammable.
- Chemical Stability : Stable under normal conditions.
- Thermal Decomposition : > 600 °C
- Flammable Gas Formation : The substance or mixture does not emit flammable gases in contact with water
- Evaporation Rate : No data available
- Chemical Class : 5.1
- Harmonized System Code : 28342100
- UN Number : 1486
- Packing Group : III
- Concentration : 100 %