Properties of potassium chloride

Thermophysical properties for potassium chloride (CAS: 7447-40-7). 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
    Cl: 1, K: 1
  • CAS
    7447-40-7
  • Formula
    ClK
  • ID
    7447-40-7
  • InChI
    ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
  • InChI Key
    WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • IUPAC Name
    potassium;chloride
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    74.5513
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    4873
  • SMILES
    [Cl-].[K+]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    -0.1212
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    180
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    3196.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.625
  • Dipole moment
    10.24
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    771
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    1415.85

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -38.9276
  • Compressibility factor
    0.0015328
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1988.01
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    1153.77
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    8.6015e+4
  • 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))
    51.292
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0375005
  • Parachor
    3.0599e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.002
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    5.3595e-27
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    1402.17
  • Solubility parameter
    4.1365e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.98996
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.688009
  • Surface tension
    0.153079
  • 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