
Potassium Chlorate
Potassium chlorate appears as a white crystalline solid. Forms a very flammable mixture with combustible materials. Mixture may be explosive if combustible material is very finely divided. Mixture may be ignited by friction. Contact with strong sulfuric acid may cause fires or explosions. May spontaneously decompose and ignite when mixed with ammonium salts. May explode under prolonged exposure to heat or fire. Used to make matches, paper, explosives, and many other uses. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- potassium chlorate
- Molecular formula
- ClKO3
- Molecular weight
- 122.55 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 121.9173030 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 57.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3188561
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6047448
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