Chemistry:Potassium aluminate

Potassium aluminate

Names
IUPAC name potassium aluminate
Identifiers
CAS Number	12003-63-3 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	8394879
EC Number	234-432-8
PubChem CID	23670858
UNII	TGN4M9CD7R Y
InChI InChI=1S/Al.K.2O/q;+1;;-1 Key: KVOIJEARBNBHHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [O-][Al]=O.[K+]
Properties
Chemical formula	K 2Al 2O 4
Molar mass	196.156 g·mol−1
Solubility in water	very soluble
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H314
GHS precautionary statements	P260, P264, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
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 aluminate is an inorganic compound with the formula KAlO₂, which in aqueous solution exists as K[Al(OH)₄].

Reactions

Potassium aluminate can be used to produce potassium alum with sulfuric acid in this reaction.

KAlO
2 + 2 H
2SO
4 ⇌ KAl(SO
4)
2 + 2 H
2O