| Potassium iodate
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| IUPAC name |
potassium iodate
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| Identifiers
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| InChI |
InChI=1/HIO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
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| InChIKey |
JLKDVMWYMMLWTI-REWHXWOFAL
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| Standard InChI |
InChI=1S/HIO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
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| Standard InChIKey |
JLKDVMWYMMLWTI-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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| CAS number |
[7758-05-6]
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| ChemSpider |
22856
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| Properties[1]
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| Chemical formula |
KIO3
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| Molar mass |
214.00 g mol−1
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| Appearance |
white crystals
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| Density |
3.93 g cm−3
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| Solubility in water |
4.74 g/100 ml (0 °C)
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| Structure[2]
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| Space group |
P1 (No. 1)
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| 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)°
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| Hazards[3]
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| EU index number |
not listed
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| GHS pictograms |
 
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| GHS signal word |
DANGER
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| GHS hazard statements |
H272, H302
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| GHS precautionary statements |
P210, P220, P221, P264, P270, P280, P301+312, P330, P370+378, P501
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| Flash point |
Non-flammable
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| Related compounds
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| Other anions |
Potassium iodide
Potassium periodate
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| Other cations |
Lithium iodate
Sodium iodate
Rubidium iodate
Caesium iodate
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| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Lucas, B. W. Structure (neutron) of potassium iodate at 100 and 10 K. Acta Crystallogr. 1985, C41, 1388–91. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270185007880.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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