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POTASSIUM CYANIDE, ACS Reagent, granular, KCN
CAS[151-50-8]
TOXIC
UN1680
Potassium cyanide appears as white amorphous lumps or a crystalline mass with a faint odor of bitter almonds. Density 1.52 g / cm3 Toxic by skin absorption through open wounds, by ingestion. Heating to decomposition produces toxic fumes. Used for gold and silver extraction, in chemical analysis, to make other chemicals, and as an insecticide.
Synonyms
POTASSIUM CYANIDE
151-50-8
Potassium cyanide (K(CN))
Cyanide of potassium
cyanopotassium
Caswell No. 688A
Kalium cyanid [German]
Potassium cyanide K(CN)
151-50-8
Potassium cyanide (K(CN))
Cyanide of potassium
cyanopotassium
Caswell No. 688A
Kalium cyanid [German]
Potassium cyanide K(CN)
Molecular Weight
65.116
Solubility
72 % at 77° F (NIOSH, 2016)
Boiling Point
Very high (USCG, 1999)
Melting Point
1173 °F (EPA, 1998)
Density
1.52 at 60.8 °F (EPA, 1998)