Nomenclature
CAS number: 7646-93-7
Potassium acid sulfate; potassium hydrogen sulfate; sal enixum.
HKO
4S; mol wt 136.17.
H 0.74%, K 28.71%, O 47.00%, S 23.55%.
KHSO
4.
Properties
White, deliquesc crystals, pieces, or granules.
d 2.24. mp 197°; at higher temp loses water
and is converted into pyrosulfate. Sol in 1.8 parts water, 0.85 part
boiling water. Keep well closed.Use
As flux in analysis of ores and siliceous compds.
Therapeutic Category
Cathartic.
Keywords
Laxative/Cathartic