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'''Potassium iodate''', KIO<sub>3</sub>, is a common [[iodine]] compound. It is used for the prophylaxis of [[iodine deficiency]], in [[radiological protection]] and in [[analytical chemistry]]. It has also been used as a [[flour treatment agent]], although this is no longer recommended.
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'''Potassium iodate''', KIO<sub>3</sub>, is a common [[iodine]] compound. It is used for the prophylaxis of [[iodine deficiency]],<ref>{{citation | journal = Lancet | volume = 295 | pages = 489–92 | year = 1970 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(70)91578-3 | title = Goitre Prophylaxis by Addition of Potassium Iodate to Bread | first1 = F. W. | last1 = Clements | first2 = H. B. | last2 = Gibson | first3 = J. F. | last3 = Howeler-Coy}}.</ref><ref>{{citation | title = Assessment of the iodine concentration in table salt at the production stage in South Africa | first = Pieter L. | last = Jooste | journal = Bull. W. H. O. | year = 2003 | volume = 81 | issue = 7 | pages = 517–21 | url = http://whqlibdoc.who.int/bulletin/2003/Vol81-No7/bulletin_2003_81%287%29_517-521.pdf}}.</ref> in [[radiological protection]] and in [[analytical chemistry]]. It has also been used as a [[flour treatment agent]], although this is no longer recommended.
  
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==

Revision as of 14:32, 9 September 2010

Potassium iodate
IUPAC name potassium iodate
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/HIO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
InChIKey JLKDVMWYMMLWTI-REWHXWOFAL
Standard InChI InChI=1S/HIO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
Standard InChIKey JLKDVMWYMMLWTI-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number [7758-05-6]
ChemSpider 22856
Properties[1]
Chemical formula KIO3
Molar mass 214.00 g mol−1
Appearance white crystals
Density 3.93 g cm−3
Solubility in water 4.74 g/100 ml (0 °C)
Structure[2]
Space group P1 (No. 1)
Lattice constant a = 769.82(4) pm, b = 765.97(2) pm, c = 769.12(5) pm, α = 108.999(5)°, β = 109.745(2)°, γ = 109.085(5)°
Hazards[3]
EU index number not listed
GHS pictograms Ox. Sol. 2Acute Tox. 4 (oral)
GHS signal word DANGER
GHS hazard statements H272, H302
GHS precautionary statements P210, P220, P221, P264, P270, P280, P301+312, P330, P370+378, P501
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Potassium iodide
Potassium periodate
Other cations Lithium iodate
Sodium iodate
Rubidium iodate
Caesium iodate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Potassium iodate, KIO3, is a common iodine compound. It is used for the prophylaxis of iodine deficiency,[4][5] in radiological protection and in analytical chemistry. It has also been used as a flour treatment agent, although this is no longer recommended.

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; pp B-133, B-134. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
  2. Lucas, B. W. Structure (neutron) of potassium iodate at 100 and 10 K. Acta Crystallogr. 1985, C41, 1388–91. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270185007880.
  3. HSNO Chemical Classification Information Database, <http://www.ermanz.govt.nz/Chemicals/ChemicalDisplay.aspx?SubstanceID=1913> (accessed 9 September 2010), New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority.
  4. Clements, F. W.; Gibson, H. B.; Howeler-Coy, J. F. Goitre Prophylaxis by Addition of Potassium Iodate to Bread. Lancet 1970, 295, 489–92. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(70)91578-3.
  5. Jooste, Pieter L. Assessment of the iodine concentration in table salt at the production stage in South Africa. Bull. W. H. O. 2003, 81 (7), 517–21, <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/bulletin/2003/Vol81-No7/bulletin_2003_81%287%29_517-521.pdf>.

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