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Potassium

Catalog No. 12621 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 7440-09-7 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

Title
IUPAC name
potassium
IUPAC Traditional name
potassium

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 7440-09-7
EC Number 231-119-8
MDL Number MFCD00133776

PROPERTIES

Concentration ≥98% in paraffin
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) K
Apperance pieces (stored under mineral oil, heavy)
Boiling Point 760 °C(lit.)
Density 0.86 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Melting Point 64 °C(lit.)
Resistivity 6.1 μΩ-cm, 20°C
Vapor Pressure 0.09 mmHg ( 260 °C)
GHS Pictograms GHS02
GHS Pictograms GHS05
GHS Signal Word Danger
GHS Hazard statements H260-H314
European Hazard Symbols Flammable Flammable (F)
European Hazard Symbols Corrosive Corrosive (C)
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Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Faceshields, full-face particle respirator type N100 (US), Gloves, respirator cartridge type N100 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
GHS Precautionary statements P223-P231 + P232-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P370 + P378-P422
RID/ADR UN 2257 4.3/PG 1
Risk Statements 14/15-34
RTECS TS6460000
Safety Statements 5-8-45
Supplemental Hazard Statements Reacts violently with water.
Hazard Class 4.3
UN Number 2257
Packing Group 1
German water hazard class 1

DETAILS

Description (English)
Application
Combines under pressure with silver metal to form 2 new compounds: K2Ag and K3Ag.†
Description (简体中文)
Application
高压下与银结合可形成两种新的化合物:K2Ag 和 K3Ag。

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