Potassium Bromide
Potassium bromide is available in white crystal or powdered form. It is odourless and has pungent, strong, bitter, saline taste.
- Other Names
- Bromide salt of potassium, bromure de potassium
- Chemical Formula
- KBr
- CAS No
- 7758-02-3
- Molar Mass
- 119 g/mol
TEST | RESULT |
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Appearance | White Crystalline Solid |
Assay | 99 % |
Sulphate | 0.1 % - max |
Chloride | 0.2 % - max |
Applications:
Potassium bromide is used as infrared optical windows and components for general spectroscopy because of its wide spectral range.
As a raw material for silver bromide photographic emulsions.As a heat stabilizer for nylon.
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