Item name:
Potassium nitrate
Description:
Potassium nitrate is a crystalline salt, a strong oxidizer used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine. Its formula is KNO3 and appears appears as a white to dirty gray crystalline solid.
Group:
Solids
CAS Number:
7757-79-1
EC Number:
231-818-8
Synonyms:
E 252, Potassium nitrate, Nitric acid potassium salt, Nitrate of potassium, Saltpeter, Kaliumnitrat, Kalisalpeter, Salpetersaures Kalium, E 252, KNO3, Potassium nitrate without anticake, Potassium nitrate E 252, POTASSIUM NITRATE PHARMA, POTASSIUM NITRATE CRYSTALS AGRICULTURE, POTASSIUM NITRATE CRYSTALS, POTASSIUM NITRATE POWDER FOOD, POTASSIUM NITRATE POWDER, POTASSIUM NITRATE 98%, POTASSIUM NITRATE 99% FOOD (+AC), MULTI-K GG, POLY-FEED DRIP 20-20-20, POTASSIUM NITRATE WITHOUT ANTI-CAKING FOOD
Applications:
Consumer use, Personal Care, Building Material, Food, Feed, Pesticide
Ipuac Name:
potassium;nitrate
Molecular Formula:
KNO3
Molecular Weight:
101.1 g/mol
Boiling Point:
400ºC
Flash Point:
400ºC
Melting Point:
334ºC
Solubility:
Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 35.7
Density:
2.109 g/cm3
Hazard Class:
5.1
HS Code:
2834219000
RID/ADR:
UN 3264 8/PG 3
Risk Statements:
R8
Hazard Declaration:
H272; H335
Caution Statement:
P210; P280; P304 + P340 + P312
Signal World:
Warning