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potassium oxide
Sign in to saveAlso known as potash, potassium oxidopotassium, dipotassium oxide, dipotassium monoxide, K2O
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- K2O
- Molecular weight
- 94.196 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dipotassium;oxygen(2-)
- SMILES
- [O-2].[K+].[K+]
- InChIKey
- CHWRSCGUEQEHOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 93.922328
- Image
- Potassium-oxide-powder.png
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- Commons category
- Potassium oxide
- chemical formula
- K₂O
- canonical SMILES
- [O-2].[K+].[K+]
- density
- 2.32
- melting point
- 740
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Encyclopedic overview
Potassium oxide (K2O) is an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen. It is a base. This pale yellow solid is the simplest oxide of potassium. It is a highly reactive compound that is rarely encountered. Some industrial materials, such as fertilizers and cements, are assayed assuming the percent composition that would be equivalent to K2O.
Production
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