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== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
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* Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.
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* Contact may cause irritation or allergic reactions. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/01217.htm MSDS]
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
 
Slightly soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.
 
Slightly soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Contact may cause irritation or allergic reactions. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/01217.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 08:23, 26 July 2022

Description

A yellow crystalline powder of potassium chloroplatinate. Platina yellow was sold for a short time in the late 18th and early 19th century as an artists pigment. It was initially called lemon yellow. Potassium chloroplatinate is now used in photography.

Synonyms and Related Terms

lemon yellow; potassium chloroplatinate; platinum (IV) potassium chloride; potassium platinichloride

Chemical structure

Platina yellow.jpg


Risks

  • Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.
  • Contact may cause irritation or allergic reactions.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Slightly soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.

Composition K2PtCl6
CAS 16921-30-5
Melting Point 250 C (dec)
Density 3.499 g/ml
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 485.9946
Refractive Index 1.827

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index=1.827