Potassium periodate
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| IUPAC name Potassium periodate | |
| Other names potassium metaperiodate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.269 | 
| EC Number | 
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| Properties | |
| KIO4 | |
| Molar mass | 230.00 g mol−1 | 
| Appearance | white crystalline powder | 
| Odor | odourless | 
| Density | 3.618 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 582 °C (1,080 °F; 855 K) (decomposes) | 
| 0.17 g/100 mL (0 °C) 0.42 g/100 mL (20 °C) 4.44 g/100 mL (80 °C) 7.87 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
| Structure | |
| tetragonal | |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
| Main hazards | Oxidant | 
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| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Potassium iodide Potassium iodate | 
| Other cations | Sodium periodate | 
| Related compounds | Periodic acid | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Potassium periodate is an inorganic salt with the molecular formula KIO4. It is composed of a potassium cation and a periodate anion and may also be regarded as the potassium salt of periodic acid. Note that the pronunciation is per-iodate, not period-ate.
Unlike other common periodates, such as sodium periodate and periodic acid, it is only available in the metaperiodate form; the corresponding potassium orthoperiodate (K5IO6) has never been reported.