Potassium nitrate

CAS Registry Number®

7757-79-1

CAS Name

Potassium nitrate

Molecular Formula

HNO3.K

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    334 °C

  • Density (1)

    2.109 g/cm³ @ Temp: 16 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/K.HNO3/c;2-1(3)4/h;(H,2,3,4)

InChIKey

InChIKey=IRPDISVJRAYFBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

N(=O)(=O)O.[K]

Canonical SMILES

[K].O=N(=O)O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Nitric acid potassium salt (1:1)
  • Nitric acid potassium salt
  • Potassium nitrate (1:1)
  • Nitre
  • Niter

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

96193-83-8

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