
Potassium Bicarbonate
Potassium hydrogencarbonate is a potassium salt that is the monopotassium salt of carbonic acid. It has fungicidal properties and is used in organic farming for the control of powdery mildew and apple scab. It has a role as a buffer, a food acidity regulator, a raising agent and an antifungal agrochemical. It is an organic salt and a potassium salt. It contains a hydrogencarbonate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- potassium hydrogen carbonate
- Molecular formula
- CHKO3
- Molecular weight
- 100.115 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 99.95627537 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 60.4 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:81862
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2106975
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0021177
- PubMed:27455317
- PubMed:25041141
- PubMed:5210
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