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58.0967 g/mol
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POTASSIUM FLUORIDE
CAS7789-23-3EC232-151-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Silver soldering fluxes and glass etching
Potassium fluoride is an inorganic salt commonly used in industrial applications such as silver soldering fluxes and glass etching. It is also utilized in water fluoridation and as a preservative or insecticide in certain contexts.
Silver soldering fluxesGlass etchingWater fluoridation
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CAS 7789-23-3
Related Compounds
StrongForm Family
Calcium fluoride
CAS7789-75-5
steel flux and fluorine source
StrongForm Family
Potassium fluoride dihydrate
CAS13455-21-5
Fluorination reagent in chemical synthesis
StrongForm Family
Sodium fluoride
CAS7681-49-4
fluoridation of drinking water
StrongSame Parent
Fluorophlogopite
CAS12003-38-2
Cosmetic pigment and thickener
StrongSame Parent
Potassium chloride
CAS7447-40-7
Fertilizer and electrolyte replenisher
StrongSame Parent
Potassium hydride
CAS7693-26-7
strong base in organic synthesis
ReferenceSame Category
Potassium bifluoride
CAS7789-29-9
etchant for glass
ReferenceSame Category
Sodium bromate
CAS7789-38-0
oxidizing agent in industrial processes
Safety Reference
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H331Toxic if inhaled
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for POTASSIUM FLUORIDE (CAS 7789-23-3) is 2826.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2826.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2826 19 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
potassium fluoride
InChIKey
NROKBHXJSPEDAR-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES
[F-].[K+]
Synonyms (23)
- Fluorure de potassium
- Kali Fluoratum
- POTASSIUM FLUORIDE
- POTASSIUM MONOFLUORIDE
- Potassium fluoride (KF)
- Potassium fluoride on alumina
- Potassium fluoride, anhydrous
- Potassium fluorure
- Potassium fluorure [French]
- fluoro-potassium
- kalium fluoride
- potasium fluoride
- potassium floride
- potassium flouride
- potassiurn fluoride