Potassium silicate
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Potassium metasilicate | |
| Other names Liquid glass Waterglass | |
| Identifiers | |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.989 | 
| EC Number | 
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| E number | E560 (acidity regulators, ...) | 
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| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| Properties | |
| K2O3Si | |
| Molar mass | 154.279 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | White crystals | 
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Danger | |
| H314, H335 | |
| P260, P261, P264, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Potassium carbonate Potassium germanate Potassium stannate Potassium plumbate | 
| Other cations | Sodium silicate | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Potassium silicate is the name for a family of inorganic compounds. The most common potassium silicate has the formula K2SiO3, samples of which contain varying amounts of water. These are white solids or colorless solutions.