Properties of potassium hydroxide

Thermophysical properties for potassium hydroxide (CAS: 1310-58-3). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    H: 1, K: 1, O: 1
  • CAS
    1310-58-3
  • Formula
    HKO
  • ID
    1310-58-3
  • InChI
    K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1
  • InChI Key
    KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • IUPAC Name
    potassium;hydroxide
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    56.1056
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    1.4797e+4
  • SMILES
    [OH-].[K+]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.586
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    214.88
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    2350.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.3025
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    406
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    1327

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    90.4238
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00112194
  • Density (kg/m³)
    2044.02
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    7071.47
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.9675e+5
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    64.8942
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0274486
  • Parachor
    6.6502e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00361
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    2.0956e-22
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    1326.64
  • Solubility parameter
    6.6883e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    2.04603
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.15664
  • Surface tension
    0.319458
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
  • Upper flammability limit

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential