Potassium peroxymonosulfate
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| IUPAC name
Potassium peroxysulfate | |
| Other names
Caroat potassium monopersulfate MPS KMPS potassium caroate non-chlorine shock | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.158 |
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| Properties | |
| KHSO5 | |
| Molar mass | 152.2 g/mol (614.76 g/mol as triple salt) |
| Appearance | Off-white powder |
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| Hazards | |
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Main hazards |
Oxidant, corrosive |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Fisher Scientific SDS |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds |
Potassium persulfate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Potassium peroxymonosulfate is widely used as an oxidizing agent, for example, in pools and spas (usually referred to as monopersulfate or "MPS"). It is the potassium salt of peroxymonosulfuric acid. Potassium peroxymonosulfate per se is rarely encountered. It is often confused with the triple salt 2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4, known as Oxone.
The standard electrode potential for potassium peroxymonosulfate is +1.81 V with a half reaction generating the hydrogen sulfate (pH = 0):
- HSO−5 + 2H+ + 2e− → HSO−4 + H2O