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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
White, odorless crystals.  Potassium persulfate is used to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bleaching%20agent bleach] and de-[http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=size size] textiles.  It is used in photographic solution as a hypo eliminator to remove [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20thiosulfate sodium thiosulfate] from the plates and paper.
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White, odorless crystals.  Potassium persulfate is used to [[bleaching%20agent|bleach]] and de-[[size|size]] textiles.  It is used in photographic solution as a hypo eliminator to remove [[sodium%20thiosulfate|sodium thiosulfate]] from the plates and paper.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p6027.htm MSDS]
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p6027.htm MSDS]
  
== Authority ==
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 163
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 163

Revision as of 11:32, 10 May 2016

Description

White, odorless crystals. Potassium persulfate is used to bleach and de-Size textiles. It is used in photographic solution as a hypo eliminator to remove Sodium thiosulfate from the plates and paper.

Synonyms and Related Terms

potassium persulphate (Br.); potassium peroxydisulfate; persulfate of potash; Anthion

Chemical structure

Potassium persulfate.jpg


Other Properties

Soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.

Composition K2S2O8
CAS 7727-21-1
Density 2.477
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 270.32

Hazards and Safety

Strong oxidizing agent. Skin contact causes irritation. Toxic by ingestion. Reacts violently with organics and reducing salts. Releases sulfur dioxide gas with decomposition.

Mallinckrodt Baker: MSDS

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 163
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7825
  • Website address 1 Comment: photographic chemicals: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm

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