CrK2O4
194.19 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
POTASSIUM CHROMATE
CAS7789-00-6EC232-140-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Oxidizing agent in analytical chemistry
Potassium chromate is an inorganic compound that serves primarily as an oxidizing agent in analytical chemistry. It is also employed in industrial applications such as pigments, leather tanning, photographic processing, and textile dyeing and finishing.
Oxidizing agent in analytical chemistryPigment in paintsLeather tanning and processing
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CAS 7789-00-6
Related Compounds
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Petroleum production and refining
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Used to make other cesium salts
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Fluorinating agent and catalyst
Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H340May cause genetic defects
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H301Toxic if swallowed
H330Fatal if inhaled
H350May cause cancer
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H370Causes damage to organs
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H312Harmful in contact with skin
Regulatory Compliance1
- EU REACH SVHCEURegulation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
dipotassium;dioxido(dioxo)chromium
InChIKey
XMXNVYPJWBTAHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[O-][Cr](=O)(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]
Synonyms (22)
- 51Cr-Potassium chromate
- 7789-00-6(water)
- Bipotassium chromate
- Chromate of potash
- Chromate of potass
- Dipotassium chromate
- Dipotassium chromate (K2CrO4)
- Dipotassium monochromate
- KALI CHROMICUM
- Neutral potassium chromate
- POTASSIUM CHROMATE
- Potassium chromate (K2(CrO4))
- Potassium chromate(VI)
- Potassium chromate, solution
- Tarapacaite
- chromic acid potassium salt