Potassium silicate

Potassium silicate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Potassium metasilicate
Other names
Liquid glass
Waterglass
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.989
EC Number
  • 233-001-1
E number E560 (acidity regulators, ...)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2K.O3Si/c;;1-4(2)3/q2*+1;-2 Y
    Key: NNHHDJVEYQHLHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/2K.O3Si/c;;1-4(2)3/q2*+1;-2
    Key: NNHHDJVEYQHLHG-UHFFFAOYAP
  • [K+].[K+].[O-][Si]([O-])=O
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)
1
0
0
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).
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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.