• Potassium Dichromate: Properties, Uses, and Safety Information

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K2Cr2O

Potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7, is a common inorganic chemical reagent, most commonly used as an oxidizing agent in various laboratory and industrial applications. As with all hexavalent chromium compounds, it is acutely and chronically harmful to health. It is a crystalline ionic solid with a very bright, red-orange color. The salt is popular in laboratories because it is not deliquescent, in contrast to the more industrially relevant salt sodium dichromate. Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) is a chemical compound that contains potassium, chromium, and oxygen. It is a bright orange or red-orange crystalline solid and is commonly used in various applications. Here are some key properties and uses of potassium dichromate:

Chemical Properties:

The chemical formula for potassium dichromate is K2Cr2O7. It contains chromium in the +6 oxidation state (hexavalent chromium).

Uses:

Oxidizing Agent: Potassium dichromate is a powerful oxidizing agent. It can transfer oxygen to other substances during chemical reactions.

Laboratory Reagent: It is commonly used in laboratories as a reagent for various analytical and titration procedures.

In Photography: In the past, potassium dichromate was used in the production of photographic chemicals, particularly in the preparation of light-sensitive emulsions.

Wood Preservative: It has been used as a wood preservative due to its ability to deter decay and protect wood from insects. However, its use in this application has decreased due to environmental and health concerns.

Electroplating: Potassium dichromate is sometimes used in electroplating processes for the deposition of chromium onto metal surfaces.

Manufacturing of Matches: Manufacturing of Matches: In the production of safety matches, potassium dichromate can be used in the match head composition to facilitate ignition.

Ethanol determination: Acidified solution of potassium dichromate. The concentration of ethanol in a sample can be determined by back titration with acidified potassium dichromate. Reacting the sample with an excess of potassium dichromate, all ethanol is oxidized to acetic acid

Silver test: When dissolved in an approximately 35% nitric acid solution it is called Schwerter's solution and is used to test for the presence of various metals, notably for determination of silver purity. Pure silver will turn the solution bright red, sterling silver will turn it dark red, low grade coin silver (0.800 fine) will turn brown (largely due to the presence of copper which turns the solution brown) and even green for 0.500 silver. Brass turns dark brown, copper turns brown, lead and tin both turn yellow while gold and palladium do not change.


Formula: K2Cr2O7

Molecular Weight: 294.185 g/mol
Form: red-orange crystalline solid

CAS Number: 7778-50-9
EC Number: 231-906-6

Density: 2.676 g/cm³
Synonyms: POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, Potassium bichromate, Kaliumdichromat, Iopezite, Potassium dichromate(VI), Dipotassium bichromate, Dipotassium dichromate, Bichromate of potash, Dipotassium dichromium heptaoxide, Caswell No. 690, Kalium bichromicum, EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 068302, dipotassium;oxido-(oxido(dioxo)chromio)oxy-dioxochromium, Kaliumdichromat [German], Kali bichromicum, Epitope ID:119680

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