Potassium Fluoride is a white powder or crystals with a sharp saline taste. Shipped as a solid or an aqueous solution. Strongly irritates skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Toxic by ingestion. Used in insecticides, solder flux and etching glass.
- Formula
- KF
- Molar mass
- 58.097 g/mol
- CAS Number
- 7789-23-3
- Density
- 2.48 g/cm3 at 25°C (77°F)
- Purity/Grade
- ≥99.9% (trace metals basis)
- Appearance
- Powder, Anhydrous
- Initial boiling point and boiling range
- 1,505 °C (2,741°F)
- Melting point/freezing point
- 858°C (1,576°F) - lit.