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potassium rhodanide; potassium sulfocyanate; potassium sulfocyanide; Rhocya
 
potassium rhodanide; potassium sulfocyanate; potassium sulfocyanide; Rhocya
  
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== Risks ==
  
== Other Properties ==
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* Highly toxic by ingestion and inhalation.
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* Skin contact causes blisters and burns.
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* Decomposes with heat or acid to form hydrogen cyanide gas. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/96446.htm MSDS]
  
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
 
Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.
 
Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.
  
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Highly toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Skin contact causes blisters and burns. Decomposes with heat or acid to form hydrogen cyanide gas. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/96446.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* 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
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* Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
 
* Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  
* Website address 1  Comment: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm - photographic chemicals
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* Photographic chemicals: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* ''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 11:49, 25 August 2022

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

Risks

  • 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

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water, ethanol, acetone.

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

Resources and Citations

  • 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
  • Photographic chemicals: www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm==Resources and Citations==
  • 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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