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Potassium chlorate

for analysis EMSURE® ACS,Reag. Ph Eur

Synonym(s):

Potassium chlorate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
ClKO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
122.55
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Index Number:
223-289-7
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

Agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

product line

EMSURE®

Assay

≥99.0% (silver nitrate titration)

form

solid

potency

1870 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

impurities

≤0.005% Insoluble matter

pH

5.6 (20 °C, 73 g/L in H2O)

bp

400 °C (decomposition)

mp

356 °C

density

2.32 g/cm3 at 20 °C

bulk density

1200‑1400 kg/m3

anion traces

bromate (BrO3-): ≤0.015%
chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002%

cation traces

As: ≤0.00005%
Ca: ≤0.002%
Fe: ≤0.0003%
Mg: ≤0.001%
Na: ≤0.01%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.0005%

storage temp.

2-30°C

InChI

1S/ClHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

VKJKEPKFPUWCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application


  • Inorganic oxidizer detection from propellants, pyrotechnics, and homemade explosive powders using gradient elution moving boundary electrophoresis.: Details the effective identification of potassium chlorate in various explosive formulations using electrophoresis, contributing to safer handling and forensic applications (Krauss et al., 2021).


Analysis Note

Assay (argentometric): ≥ 99.0 %
Identity: passes test
Insoluble matter: ≤ 0.005 %
Bromate (BrO₃): ≤ 0.015 %
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 0.001 %
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 0.002 %
Heavy metals (as Pb): ≤ 0.0005 %
As (Arsenic): ≤ 0.00005 %
Ca (Calcium): ≤ 0.002 %
Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.0003 %
Mg (Magnesium): ≤ 0.001 %
Na (Sodium): ≤ 0.01 %

Legal Information

EMSURE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Ox. Sol. 1

Storage Class Code

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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