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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Colorless crystals or white powder. Potassium bicarbonate is used to add [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carbon dioxide carbon dioxide] to water, as in soft drinks. It is also used in baking powders, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fire extinguisher fire extinguishers], and to adjust the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pH pH] of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=detergent detergents].
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Colorless crystals or white powder. Potassium bicarbonate is used to add [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carbon%20dioxide carbon dioxide] to water, as in soft drinks. It is also used in baking powders, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fire%20extinguisher fire extinguishers], and to adjust the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pH pH] of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=detergent detergents].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 7770
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 7770

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Description

Colorless crystals or white powder. Potassium bicarbonate is used to add carbon dioxide to water, as in soft drinks. It is also used in baking powders, fire extinguishers, and to adjust the pH of detergents.

Synonyms and Related Terms

potassium acid carbonate; baking soda

Chemical structure

Potassium bicarbonate.jpg


Other Properties

Soluble in water, pH = 8.2 (0.1 M solution). Insoluble in ethanol. Slightly alkaline.

Composition KHCO3
CAS 298-14-6
Melting Point 100-120 (dec)
Density 2.17
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 100.1
Refractive Index 1.380, 1.482, 1.578

Hazards and Safety

Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7770
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index=1.380, 1.482, 1.578

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