Unit cell of tripotassium phosphate.
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Names | |
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IUPAC name
Potassium phosphate
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Systematic IUPAC name
Potassium tetraoxidophosphate(3−) | |
Other names
Potassium phosphate, tribasic
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.006 |
EC Number |
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E number | E340(iii) (antioxidants, ...) |
PubChem CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
K3PO4 | |
Molar mass | 212.27 g/mol |
Appearance | White deliquescent powder |
Density | 2.564 g/cm3 (17 °C) |
Melting point | 1,380 °C (2,520 °F; 1,650 K) |
90 g/100 mL (20 °C) | |
Solubility in ethanol | Insoluble |
Basicity (pKb) | 1.6 |
Structure[1] | |
Primitive orthorhombic | |
Pnma, No. 62 | |
a = 1.123772 nm, b = 0.810461 nm, c = 0.592271 nm[1]
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Hazards[2] | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Irritant |
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Warning | |
H319 | |
P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P337+P313 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Flash point | Non-flammable |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | MSDS |
Related compounds | |
Other cations
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Trisodium phosphate Triammonium phosphate Tricalcium phosphate |
Related compounds
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Monopotassium phosphate Dipotassium phosphate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tripotassium phosphate, also called tribasic potassium phosphate[3] is a water-soluble salt with the chemical formula K3PO4.(H2O)x (x = 0, 3, 7, 9).[4] Tripotassium phosphate is basic.