1.04905
Potassium bromide
for analysis (max. 0,000001% Hg) EMSURE® ACS,Reag. Ph Eur
Synonym(s):
Potassium bromide, Hydrobromic Acid Potassium Salt
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About This Item
SMILES string
[K+].[Br-]
InChI
1S/BrH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
InChI key
IOLCXVTUBQKXJR-UHFFFAOYSA-M
grade
ACS reagent
agency
reag. Ph. Eur.
vapor pressure
1.3 hPa ( 795 °C)
product line
EMSURE®
assay
≥99.5% (silver nitrate titration), 99.5-100.5% dry basis (silver nitrate titration)
form
solid
potency
>2000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
impurities
≤0.005% Insoluble matter
loss
≤0.5% loss on drying, 105°C
pH
5.5-8.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)
bp
1435 °C/1013 hPa
mp
730 °C
solubility
650 g/L
density
2.75 g/cm3 at 20 °C
bulk density
900‑1000 kg/m3
anion traces
bromate (BrO3-): ≤0.001%, bromate (BrO3-): passes test, chloride (Cl-): ≤0.1%, iodate (IO3-): ≤0.001%, iodide (I-): ≤0.001%passes test, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%
cation traces
Ba: ≤0.002%, Ca: ≤0.001%, Fe: ≤0.0005%, Hg: ≤0.000001%, Mg: ≤0.001%, Mg: ≤0.02% (alkaline-earth metals (as Ca)), Na: ≤0.02%, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.0005%
storage temp.
2-30°C
Quality Level
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Analysis Note
Assay (argentometric; calculated on dried substance): 99.5 - 100.5 %
Identity: passes test
Appearance of solution: passes test
Insoluble matter: ≤ 0.005 %
Acidity or alkalinity: passes test
pH-value (5 %; water): 5.0 - 8.0
Bromate(BrO₃): passes test
Bromate (BrO₃): ≤ 0.001 %
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 0.1 %
Iodate: ≤ 0.001 %
Iodide (I):
passes test
: ≤ 0.001 %
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 0.005 %
Heavy metals (as Pb): ≤ 0.0005 %
Ba (Barium): ≤ 0.002 %
Ca (Calcium): ≤ 0.001 %
Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.0005 %
Hg (Mercury): ≤ 0.000001 %
Mg (Magnesium): ≤ 0.001 %
Na (Sodium): ≤ 0.02 %
Magnesium and alkaline-earth metals (as Ca): ≤ 0.02 %
Loss on Drying (105°C): ≤ 0.5 %
Application
- Transition of Psychotropic Drugs in Japanese Pharmacopoeia.: Discusses the evolution of the standards and test methods for Potassium Bromide, comparing Japanese Pharmacopoeia to USP and BP (Yanagisawa K, 2015).
- False hyperchloraemia in a dog due to potassium bromide.: Investigates an analytical chemistry error caused by potassium bromide in a veterinary context (Peacock RE et al., 2013).
- Standard and real patient kidney stone library using FTIR spectroscopy.: Utilizes potassium bromide in the development of a standard library for kidney stones using Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (Mulready KJ et al., 2012).
- Quantitative determination of solids by infrared spectroscopy.: Explores the use of potassium bromide disk technique for quantitative analysis in infrared spectroscopy (Jensen JB, 1958).
- Research on quantitative determination of solids.: Continues the discussion on the quantitative determination using the potassium bromide disk technique in infrared spectroscopy (Jensen JB, 1958).
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2
Storage Class
13 - Non Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| 1.04905.0500 | 04022536056814 |
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