Potassium nitrite, ACS, 96.0% min

Name: Potassium nitrite, ACS, 96.0% min
SKU: 014245.09

CAS: 7758-09-0 | KNO2 | 85.10 g/mol

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS7758-09-0

IUPAC Namepotassium nitrite

Molecular FormulaKNO2

InChI KeyBXNHTSHTPBPRFX-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES[K+].[O-]N=O

Specifications

Specification Sheet

Assay (unspecified)96.0% KNO₂ min

Impurity contentCa0.005%

Impurity contentCl 0.03%

Impurity contentFe 0.001%

Impurity contentMg0.002%

In analytical chemistry (testing for amino acids, cobalt, iodine, urea).Potassium nitrite is used as a food preservative, paint and coating additives and analytical reagent. It is used as a strong oxidizing agent as well as involved in the preparation of heat transfer salts. In addition, it is employed as corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents.

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