Potassium cryolite

CAS Registry Number®

60996-20-5

CAS Name

Potassium cryolite

Molecular Formula

AlF6.3K

Molecular Mass

258.27

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Compound Properties

  • Density (1)

    2.72 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/Al.6FH.3K/h;6*1H;;;/q+3;;;;;;;3*+1/p-6

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZIZQEDPMQXFXTE-UHFFFAOYSA-H

SMILES

[Al+3]([F-])([F-])([F-])([F-])([F-])[F-].[K+]

Canonical SMILES

[K+].[F-][Al+3]([F-])([F-])([F-])([F-])[F-]

Other Names for this Substance

  • Cryolite, potassium (K3(AlF6))
  • Potassium cryolite