Ammonium persulfate appears as a white crystalline solid. A strong oxidizing agent. Does not burn readily, but may cause spontaneous ignition of organic materials. Used as a bleaching agent and as a food preservative.
Oxidizing
Irritant
Health hazard
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Ammonium persulfate appears as a white crystalline solid. A strong oxidizing agent. Does not burn readily, but may cause spontaneous ignition of organic materials. Used as a bleaching agent and as a food preservative.
| Physical Description | Ammonium persulfate appears as a white crystalline solid. A strong oxidizing agent. Does not burn readily, but may cause spontaneous ignition of organic materials. Used as a bleaching agent and as … |
| Color/Form | Platelike or prismatic (monoclinic) crystals, or white granular powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | Decomposes at 120 °C |
| Density | 1.98 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | Solubility in water: 83.5 g/100 g water at 25 °C |
| IUPAC Name | diazanium;sulfonatooxy sulfate |
| Molecular Formula | H8N2O8S2 |
| Molecular Weight | 228.21 g/mol |
| CAS | 7727-54-0 |
| SMILES | [NH4+].[NH4+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)OOS(=O)(=O)[O-] |
| InChIKey | ROOXNKNUYICQNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.110213 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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