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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 7866
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 7866
  
* Michael McCann, Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
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* Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm - photographic chemicals
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* Website address 1  Comment: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm - photographic chemicals
  
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index=1.5896, 1.6057, 1.6435
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: ref. index=1.5896, 1.6057, 1.6435

Revision as of 07:33, 24 July 2013

Description

Colorless, deliquescent crystals. Potassium thiocyanate is used in printing and dyeing textiles. It is also used as an intensifier in photographic developing solutions for color prints.

Synonyms and Related Terms

potassium rhodanide; potassium sulfocyanate; potassium sulfocyanide; Rhocya

Chemical structure

Potassium thiocyanate.jpg


Other Properties

Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.

Composition KCNS
CAS 333-20-0
Melting Point 173
Density 1.88-1.89
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 97.18
Refractive Index 1.5896, 1.6057, 1.6435
Boiling Point 500 (dec)

Hazards and Safety

Highly toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Skin contact causes blisters and burns. Decomposes with heat or acid to form hydrogen cyanide gas.

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 7866
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • Website address 1 Comment: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm - photographic chemicals
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index=1.5896, 1.6057, 1.6435

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