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Chromium(III) potassium sulfate dodecahydrate

purum p.a., ≥98.5% (RT)

Synonym(s):

Chrome alum, Potassium chromium(III) sulfate dodecahydrate

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Linear Formula:
CrK(SO4)2 · 12H2O
CAS Number:
7788-99-0
Molecular Weight:
499.40
EC Number:
233-401-6
MDL number:
MFCD00149917
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329758772
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

purum p.a.

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98.5% (RT)

form

crystals

mp

89 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤200 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤500 mg/kg
Cd: ≤50 mg/kg
Co: ≤50 mg/kg
Cu: ≤50 mg/kg
Fe: ≤200 mg/kg
Na: ≤1000 mg/kg
Ni: ≤50 mg/kg
Pb: ≤50 mg/kg
Zn: ≤50 mg/kg

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[K+].[Cr+3].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O.[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/Cr.K.2H2O4S.12H2O/c;;2*1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;;;;;;/h;;2*(H2,1,2,3,4);12*1H2/q+3;+1;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/p-4

InChI key

ZFVHBEKVAITXHW-UHFFFAOYSA-J

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General description

Chromium(III) potassium sulfate dodecahydrate (Potassium chromium(III) sulfate dodecahydrate, Chrome alum) is a violet colored solid. It has been synthesized by reacting sulfur dioxide with potassium dichromate (diisolved in sulfuric acid) at -38°C. It is widely used chemical in dyeing and textile industry.

Application

Chromium(III) potassium sulfate dodecahydrate (KCr(SO4)2.12H2O) may be used for coating the slides for microscopic studies on Periplaneta americana. It may be used in the preparation of quasi-monodisperse spherical core-shell particles of Cr/α-Cr2O3.

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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Acta morphologica Neerlando-Scandinavica, 22(3), 233-243 (1984-10-01)
The ultrastructure of endochondral bone was studied using an aqueous solution of chromic potassium sulphate as the decalcifying agent. 0.5 mm thick sections of rat tibiae were fixed in buffered glutaraldehyde, immersed in an aqueous solution of 1% chromic potassium
L A Kowalski et al.
Cancer letters, 103(1), 65-69 (1996-05-15)
Tumor promoters such as phorbol esters, teleocidin and okadaic acid increase the numbers of multilayered, transformed foci produced by BPV DNA-transfected C3H/10T1/2 cells. We questioned whether arsenic and chromium, which are known human carcinogens also enhance transformation of BPV DNA-transfected
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Journal of microscopy, 121(Pt 3), 253-259 (1981-03-01)
A method has been elaborated for the demonstration of DNA in the electron microscope. The method uses glutaraldehyde fixed tissue pieces from which RNA has been removed by incubation with RNase. DNA is stained by gallocyanin-chrome alum in the tissue
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