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Potassium iodide, 99.995% (metals basis)
CAS: 7681-11-0 | IK | 166.003 g/mol
$114.22 - $810.27
Chemical Identifiers
| CAS | 7681-11-0 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | IK |
| Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 166.003 |
| MDL Number | MFCD00011405 |
| InChI Key | NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| Synonym | potassium iodide, potassium iodide ki, pima, kali iodide, thyro-block, knollide, kisol, asmofug e, potassium diiodide, potassium monoiodide |
| PubChem CID | 4875 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:8346 |
| IUPAC Name | potassium;iodide |
| SMILES | [K+].[I-] |
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AA1097806
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals
01097806 |
5 g |
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AA1097814
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals
01097814 |
25 g |
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AA1097822
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals
01097822 |
100 g |
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Description
Potassium iodide is used with silver nitrate to make silver iodide an important chemical in film photography. Medicinally it is used for thyroid blockade, thyroid storm and also as an expectorant. It is a component in some hair treatment chemicals. It is also used as a fluorescence quenching agent in biomedical research, an application that takes advantage of collisional quenching of fluorescent substances by the iodide ion.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Chemical Identifiers
| 7681-11-0 | |
| 166.003 | |
| NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M | |
| 4875 | |
| potassium;iodide |
| IK | |
| MFCD00011405 | |
| potassium iodide, potassium iodide ki, pima, kali iodide, thyro-block, knollide, kisol, asmofug e, potassium diiodide, potassium monoiodide | |
| CHEBI:8346 | |
| [K+].[I-] |
Specifications
| 1330°C | |
| 7681-11-0 | |
| Crystalline | |
| 99.995% (metals basis) | |
| MFCD00011405 | |
| Soluble in water,alcohol,methanol,acetone and ethanol. | |
| [K+].[I-] | |
| 166.003 | |
| CHEBI:8346 | |
| Odorless | |
| Hygroscopic | |
| 1.33 hPa (1mm Hg) at 745°C | |
| Potassium iodide |
| 681°C | |
| White | |
| 5 g | |
| IK | |
| potassium iodide, potassium iodide ki, pima, kali iodide, thyro-block, knollide, kisol, asmofug e, potassium diiodide, potassium monoiodide | |
| NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M | |
| potassium;iodide | |
| 4875 | |
| 166.01 | |
| 1.677 | |
| White crystalline powder | |
| 3.12 |
Safety and Handling
P260-P264b-P270-P314-P501c
H372
EINECSNumber : 213-659-4
RTECSNumber : TT2975000
TSCA : Yes
Recommended Storage : Ambient temperatures
RUO – Research Use Only