Potassium hydroxide, solution appears as an clear aqueous solution. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Noncombustible. Used in chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, cleaning compounds.
Corrosive
Irritant
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Potassium hydroxide, solution appears as an clear aqueous solution. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Noncombustible. Used in chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, cleaning compounds.
| Physical Description | Potassium hydroxide, solution appears as an clear aqueous solution. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Noncombustible. Used in chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, cleaning compounds. |
| Color/Form | White or colorless, orthorhombic, deliquescent pieces, lumps, or sticks having crystalline fracture |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Melting Point | 680 °F approximately (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | greater than 266 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| Density | 1.45 to 1.50 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Solubility | 107 g/100 cc at 59 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 1326 °F ; 5 mmHg at 1497 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| IUPAC Name | potassium hydroxide |
| Molecular Formula | HKO |
| Molecular Weight | 56.106 g/mol |
| CAS | 1310-58-3 |
| SMILES | [OH-].[K+] |
| InChIKey | KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| Catalog No | KC.1610243 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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