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potassium iodate

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Also known as KIO3

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
IKO3
Molecular weight
214.001 g/mol
IUPAC name
potassium iodate
SMILES
[O-]I(=O)=O.[K+]
InChIKey
JLKDVMWYMMLWTI-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Polar surface area
57.2 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
potassium
Mass
213.853
Image
Iodat de potassi.jpg
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Commons category
Potassium iodate
chemical formula
IKO₃
subject has role
antifungal
canonical SMILES
[O-]I(=O)=O.[K+]
density
3.98
solubility
92
decomposition point
560
active ingredient in
thyroid blocker
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Encyclopedic overview

Potassium iodate (KIO3) is an ionic inorganic compound. It is a white salt that is soluble in water.

Preparation and properties

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “potassium iodate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.