Potassium bifluoride
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| IUPAC name Potassium bifluoride | |
| Other names Potassium hydrogen difluoride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.233 | 
| EC Number | 
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 1811 | 
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| Properties | |
| K[HF2] | |
| Molar mass | 78.103 g/mol | 
| Appearance | colourless solid | 
| Odor | slightly acidic | 
| Density | 2.37 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 238.7 °C (461.7 °F; 511.8 K) | 
| Boiling point | decomposes | 
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| Solubility | soluble in ethanol | 
| Structure | |
| monoclinic | |
| Thermochemistry | |
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 45.56 J/(mol·K) | 
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −417.26 kJ/(mol·K) | 
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H301, H310, H314 | |
| P260, P262, P264, P270, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P405, P501 | |
| Flash point | non flammable | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Potassium fluoride | 
| Other cations | Sodium bifluoride, ammonium bifluoride | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Potassium bifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula K[HF2]. This colourless salt consists of the potassium cation (K+) and the bifluoride anion ([HF2]−). The salt is used as an etchant for glass. Sodium bifluoride is related and is also of commercial use as an etchant as well as in cleaning products.