Item name:
Potassium cyanide
Description:
Potassium cyanide is a cyanide salt containing equal numbers of potassium cations and cyanide anions. It appears as white amorphous lumps or a crystalline mass with a faint odor of bitter almonds. Its Molecular Formula is KCN and mainly Used for gold and silver extraction.
Group:
Solids
CAS Number:
151-50-8
EC Number:
205-792-3
Synonyms:
Potassium cyanide, Cyanide of potassium, Hydrocyanic acid, Cyanogen potassium, Kaliumcyanid, Zyankalium, Blausaures Kalium, Cyankalium, Hydrocyansaures Kalium, Zyankali, POTASSIUM CYANIDE GRANULAR, POTASSIUM CYANIDE POWDER, POTASSIUM CYANIDE BRIQUETTES 98%
Applications:
Metal processing, Laboratory
Ipuac Name:
potassium;cyanide
Molecular Formula:
CKN
Molecular Weight:
65.12 g/mol
Boiling Point:
1625 °C
Flash Point:
1625°C
Melting Point:
634 °C(lit.)
Solubility:
Solubility in water, g/l at 25 °C: 716
Density:
1.00 g/mL at 20 °C
Hazard Class:
6.1
HS Code:
2837191000
RID/ADR:
UN 1680 6.1/PG 1
Risk Statements:
R26/27/28; R32; R50/53