Potassium Iodide
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | KI | Formulations |
| Boiling point | 1,330 °C (2,430 °F; 1,600 K) | Nutrition |
| Density | 3.123 g/cm3 | Thyroid protection during medical treatment |
| Melting point | 681 °C (1,258 °F; 954 K) | Nuclear accidents |
| Molar mass | 166.0028 g/mol | |
| SPECIFICATION | ||
| Specification | ||
| Description | : | white free-flowin crystals |
| Assay as KI (dried basis) | : | not lower 99.0% |
| Heavy metal (Pb) | : | not more than 0.001% |
| Weight loss after drying | : | not more than 1% |
| Chloride | : | not more than 0.5% |
| Sulfate | : | not more than 0.04% |
| Clarity test clear | : | passed |
| Iodate | : | passed |
| Alkalinity | : | passed |
| Barium(Ba) | : | passed |