POTASSIUM FLUORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 7789-23-3

POTASSIUM FLUORIDE 

EINECS NO. 232-151-5
FORMULA KF
MOL WT. 58.09

H.S.CODE

2826.19
TOXICITY Oral rat LD50: 245 mg/kg
SYNONYMS KF; Fluorure de potassium; Potassium fluorure;
SMILES  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white, crystalline powder

MELTING POINT 858
BOILING POINT 1505
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.481
SOLUBILITY IN WATER reacts
pH

 

VAPOR DENSITY 2
NFPA RATINGS Health: 3 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT Not considered to be a fire hazard
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Potassium Fluoride is used in etching glass. It is used in chemical manufacturing for fluorination, flux for solder and insecticide formulatios. It is used as a preservative and as an insecticide.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white, crystalline powder

ASSAY

97.5% min

Cl

0.01%

Na 0.03% max

Ni

0.03% max

Fe

0.03% max

SO4

0.03% max
K2SiF6

0.1% max

K2CO3 0.3% max

Pb

0.3% max

WATER

0.3% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs in bag
HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 1812
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