Potassium nitrate
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Properties
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General
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Name
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Potassium nitrate
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KNO3
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White or dirty gray solid
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Physical
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101.1 amu
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607 K (334 °C)
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decomposes at 673 K (400 °C)
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2.1 ×103 kg/m3
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38 g in 100g water
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Thermochemistry
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? kJ/mol
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-483 kJ/mol
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-495 kJ/mol
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? J/mol·K
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Safety
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Ingestion
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May cause GI irritation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
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Inhalation
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Irritation, long term exposure may be fatal.
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Skin
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Low hazard.
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Eyes
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Low hazard.
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SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used.
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The chemical compound potassium nitrate is a naturally occurring mineral source of nitrogen. It is a nitrate with chemical formula KNO3.
Related Topics:
Chemical compound - Nitrogen - Nitrate - K - O
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Its common names include saltpetre (from Medieval Latin sal petrae: "stone salt" or possibly "salt of Petra"), American English saltpeter, Chilean saltpetre, Nitrate of potash and nitre.
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The name saltpeter is also applied to sodium nitrate.
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