Potassium bromide is a metal bromide salt with a K(+) counterion.
Irritant
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Potassium bromide is a metal bromide salt with a K(+) counterion.
| Physical Description | Potassium bromide appears as odorless colorless crystals or white crystalline powder or white granular solid with a pungent bitter saline taste. Aqueous solutions are neutral (pH about 7). (NTP, 1992) |
| Color/Form | Colorless crystals or white granules or powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 1346 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 2615 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 2.75 at 77 °F (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 59 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 1463 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.559 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| IUPAC Name | potassium bromide |
| Molecular Formula | BrK |
| Molecular Weight | 119.00 g/mol |
| CAS | 7758-02-3 |
| SMILES | [K+].[Br-] |
| InChIKey | IOLCXVTUBQKXJR-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| Catalog No | KC.1610203 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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