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1.05033

Supelco

Potassium hydroxide

pellets for analysis EMSURE®

Synonym(s):

Potash caustic, Caustic potash

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
KOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
56.11
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352305
EC Index Number:
215-181-3
NACRES:
NA.21

assay:
≥85.0% KOH basis (acidimetric)
form:
solid
solubility:
1130 g/L

agency

suitable for SM 5210

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

product line

EMSURE®

assay

≥85.0% KOH basis (acidimetric)

form

solid

potency

333 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

pH

14 (20 °C, 56 g/L in H2O)

mp

361 °C (lit.)

solubility

1130 g/L

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Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric, KOH): ≥ 85.0 %
Carbonate (as K₂CO₃): ≤ 1.0 %
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 0.005 %
Phosphate (PO₄): ≤ 0.0005 %
Silicate (SiO₂): ≤ 0.005 %
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 0.0005 %
Total nitrogen (N): ≤ 0.0005 %
Heavy metals (as Pb): ≤ 0.0005 %
Al (Aluminium): ≤ 0.001 %
Ca (Calcium): ≤ 0.001 %
Cu (Copper): ≤ 0.0002 %
Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.0005 %
Na (Sodium): ≤ 0.5 %
Ni (Nickel): ≤ 0.0005 %
Pb (Lead): ≤ 0.0005 %
Zn (Zinc): ≤ 0.0025 %

Legal Information

EMSURE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

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WGK 1

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Not applicable

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Not applicable


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