USD $6.00-9.00 / Gram
USD $6.00-9.00 / Gram
USD $14.60-15.00 / Metric Ton
USD $6.00-9.00 / Gram
USD $20.00-35.00 / Metric Ton
USD $4.50-5.00 / Liter
USD $100.00-150.00 / Kilogram
USD $4.50-5.00 / Liter
USD $6.00-9.00 / Gram
potassium hydroxide chemical properties |
mp | 361 °c(lit.) |
bp | 1320°c |
density | 1.450 g/ml at 20 °c |
vapor pressure | 1 mm hg ( 719 °c) |
refractive index |
n |
fp | 52 °f |
storage temp. | 0-6°c |
solubility | h2o: 1 m at 20 °c, clear, colorless |
form | powder |
water solubility | soluble |
sensitive | air sensitive & hygroscopic |
merck | 14,7640 |
stability: | stable, but very hygroscopic. dissolves exothermically in water. incompatible with most metals, strong acids, acid chlorides, organic materials, zinc, aluminium, nitroalkanes, nitrobenzene, chlorine dioxide. reacts vigorously with a wide variety of other materials. readily absorbs water and carbon dioxide from the air. |
cas database reference | 1310-58-3(cas database reference) |
nist chemistry reference | potassium hydroxide(1310-58-3) |
epa substance registry system | potassium hydroxide (k(oh))(1310-58-3) |
safety information |
hazard codes | c,f,t,xi |
risk statements | 34-35-22-11-39/23/24/25-23/24/25-36/38-36/37-67-52/53 |
safety statements | 7-16-36/37-45-36/37/39-26-61 |
ridadr | un 2924 3/pg 2 |
wgk germany | 1 |
rtecs | tt2100000 |
f | 3 |
hazardclass | 8 |
packinggroup | ii |
hazardous substances data | 1310-58-3(hazardous substances data) |
msds information |
provider | language |
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sigmaaldrich | english |
acros | english |
alfa | english |
potassium hydroxide usage and synthesis |
chemical properties | white crystals, flakes, sticks or pellets |
general description | a white solid. corrosive to metals and tissue. used in soap manufacture, bleach, as an electrolyte in alkaline batteries, and as a food additive. |
air & water reactions | hydrolysis generates enough heat to ignite adjacent combustible material [haz. chem. data 1966]. dissolves in water (with liberation of heat, may steam and spatter. solution is basic (alkaline). deliquescent |
reactivity profile | potassium hydroxide absorbs moisture readily forming caustic solution that attacks aluminum and zinc. a piece of potassium hydroxide causes liquid chlorine dioxide to explode [mellor 2:289. 1946-47]. 1,2-dichloroethylene and potassium hydroxide forms chloroacetylene, which is explosive and spontaneously flammable in air. potassium hydroxide is highly toxic [rutledge 1968. p. 134]. a reaction between n-nitrosomethylurea and potassium hydroxide in n-butyl ether resulted in an explosion due to the formation of diazomethane [schwab 1972]. potassium persulfate and a little potassium hydroxide and water ignited a polythene (polyethylene) liner of a container by release of heat and oxygen [mca case history 1155. 1955]. using potassium hydroxide to dry impure tetrahydrofuran, which contains peroxides, may be hazardous. explosions have occurred in the past. sodium hydroxide behaves in a similar way as potassium hydroxide [nsc newsletter chem. soc. 1967]. a strong base. forms caustic solution in water. [merck 11th ed. 1989]. |
health hazard | causes severe burns of eyes, skin, and mucous membranes. |
fire hazard | non-combustible, substance itself does not burn but may decompose upon heating to produce corrosive and/or toxic fumes. some are oxidizers and may ignite combustibles (wood, paper, oil, clothing, etc.). contact with metals may evolve flammable hydrogen gas. containers may explode when heated. |