Potassium nitrite (CAS 7758-09-0) Description

CAS Number:   7758-09-0

Molecular Weight:   85.1

Molecular Formula: KNO2

Solubility: Soluble in water (290 mg/ml at 20° C).

Storage:   Store at room temperature

Melting Point: 350° C (lit.)(dec.)

Density:   1.92 g/cm3 at 20° C

Application:      A reagent that acts as a strong oxidizer and accelerates combustion reactions

Description:

Potassium nitrite is a bare white apparent solid. Noncombustible but accelerates the afire of all burnable material. If ample quantities are complex in blaze or if the burnable actual is cautiously divided, an access may result. May backfire beneath abiding acknowledgment to heat. Toxic oxides of nitrogen are produced in fires. Used to accomplish added chemicals and in actinic analysis.Used in abstracts as a antecedent of nitrites, which was empiric to abatement claret burden and advance to hypertrophy.