Potassium fluoride
Potassium fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula KF. After hydrogen fluoride, KF is the primary source of the fluoride ion for applications in manufacturing and in chemistry. It is an alkali halide salt and occurs naturally as the rare mineral carobbiite. Solutions of KF will etch glass due to the formation of soluble fluorosilicates, although HF is more effective.
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Potassium fluoride | |
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KF | |
Molar mass | 58.0967 g/mol (anhydrous) 94.1273 g/mol (dihydrate) |
Appearance | colourless |
Density | 2.48 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 858 °C (1,576 °F; 1,131 K) (anhydrous) 41 °C (dihydrate) 19.3 °C (trihydrate) |
Boiling point | 1,502 °C (2,736 °F; 1,775 K) |
anhydrous: 92 g/100 mL (18 °C) 102 g/100 mL (25 °C) dihydrate: 349.3 g/100 mL (18 °C) | |
Solubility | soluble in HF insoluble in alcohol |
−23.6·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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cubic | |
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H301, H311, H331 | |
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
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LD50 (median dose) |
245 mg/kg (oral, rat) |
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Other anions |
Potassium chloride Potassium bromide Potassium iodide |
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Lithium fluoride Sodium fluoride Rubidium fluoride Caesium fluoride Francium fluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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