POTASSIUM CHROMATE
POTASSIUM CHROMATE
It is used in chemical analysis, in making pigments for paints and inks, as a fungicide, and to make other chromium compounds. Potassium chromate is a potassium salt consisting of potassium and chromate ions in a 2:1 ratio. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent and an oxidising agent.
Potassium Chromate is a yellowish, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating. Potassium chromate is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent. This substance is used in the manufacture of dyes and in textile dyeing processes.
Potassium chromate is the inorganic compound with the formula. This yellow solid is the potassium salt of the chromate anion. It is a common laboratory chemical, whereas sodium chromate is important
used as a food preservative; potassium chromate, K2CrO4, which is employed in tanning leather and dyeing textiles; and potassium sulfate, K2SO4, which is used in the production of fertilizers and potassium alums. Potassium Chromate is a yellow, odorless, crystalline (sand- like) solid. It is used as a reagent in analytical chemistry, as a pigment in enamels, paints and dyes, and in metal pickling and plating.
