Potassium chromate
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| IUPAC name Potassium chromate | |
| Other names Potassium dichromate, Chromic acid, (K2CrO4), dipotassium salt | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.218 | 
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| UN number | 3077 | 
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| Properties | |
| K 2CrO 4 | |
| Molar mass | 194.189 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Yellow powder | 
| Odor | odorless | 
| Density | 2.7320 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 968 °C (1,774 °F; 1,241 K) | 
| Boiling point | 1,000 °C (1,830 °F; 1,270 K) | 
| 63.7 g/100 mL (20 °C) 75.1 g/100 mL (80 °C) 79.2 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
| Solubility | insoluble in alcohol | 
| −3.9·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.74 | 
| Structure | |
| rhombic | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| H315, H317, H319, H335, H340, H350i, H410 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Fisher Scientific | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Potassium dichromate Potassium molybdate Potassium tungstate | 
| Other cations | Sodium chromate Calcium chromate Barium chromate | 
| Related chromates | Potassium hypochromate Potassium perchromate | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Potassium chromate is the inorganic compound with the formula K2CrO4. This yellow solid is the potassium salt of the chromate anion. It is a common laboratory chemical, whereas sodium chromate is important industrially.