Potassium Chromate PWD
Potassium Chromate supreme supplier, manufacturers and exporters. Potassium Chromate is a yellowish, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating. Potassium chromate is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent.
Application
Yellow crystals, soluble in water.
Hazard: Toxic By ingestion and inhalation.
Used: Reagent in analytical chemistry, aniline black, chromate pigments.
Dosage
Potassium Chromate is used in the qualitative inorganic analysis to detect the ions in aqueous solution. Potassium chromate is used in the manufacture of dyes. Potassium chromate is used in precipitation titrations as an indicator. Potassium chromate is used in the textile dyeing process. Potassium chromate is used in making inks and pigments for paints. Potassium chromate is used as a fungicide. Potassium chromate is used to make several other chromium compounds. It is used in the leaching process.
Technical Specifications
| Physical State | Solid |
| Appearance | yellow |
| Odor | odorless |
| pH | 8.6-9.8 (5% soln) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0 |
| Vapor Density | Not applicable |
| Evaporation Rate | Not applicable |
| Viscosity | Not applicable |
| Boiling Point | Not available |
| Freezing/Melting Point | 975 deg C |
| Autoignition Temperature | None reported |
| Flash Point | Not available |
| Decomposition Temperature | Not available |
| NFPA Rating |
(estimated) Health: 2; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0 |
| Explosion Limits, Lower | None reported |
| Upper | None reported |
| Solubility | Soluble |
| Specific Gravity/Density | 2.7320 |
| Molecular Formula | K2CrO4 |
| Molecular Weight | 194.20 |