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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Niche_applications"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Niche applications</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Niche_applications-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Safety" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Safety"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Safety</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Safety-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85" title="هيدروكسيد البوتاسيوم – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="هيدروكسيد البوتاسيوم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidr%C3%B3xidu_de_potasiu" title="Hidróxidu de potasiu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Hidróxidu de potasiu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%85_%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="پوتاسیوم هیدروکسید – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="پوتاسیوم هیدروکسید" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A1" title="পটাশিয়াম হাইড্রোক্সাইড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পটাশিয়াম হাইড্রোক্সাইড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B4" title="Калиев хидроксид – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Калиев хидроксид" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalij-hidroksid" title="Kalij-hidroksid – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Kalij-hidroksid" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidr%C3%B2xid_de_potassi" title="Hidròxid de potassi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Hidròxid de potassi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BB%C4%95_%D1%81%C4%95%D0%BB%D1%82%C4%95%D0%BA" title="Калийлĕ сĕлтĕк – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Калийлĕ сĕлтĕк" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxid_draseln%C3%BD" title="Hydroxid draselný – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Hydroxid draselný" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliumhydroxid" title="Kaliumhydroxid – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kaliumhydroxid" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliumhydroxid" title="Kaliumhydroxid – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kaliumhydroxid" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaliumh%C3%BCdroksiid" title="Kaaliumhüdroksiid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kaaliumhüdroksiid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A5%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Υδροξείδιο του καλίου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Υδροξείδιο του καλίου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidr%C3%B3xido_de_potasio" title="Hidróxido de potasio – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Hidróxido de potasio" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalia_hidroksido" title="Kalia hidroksido – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kalia hidroksido" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potasio_hidroxido" title="Potasio hidroxido – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Potasio hidroxido" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85_%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="پتاسیم هیدروکسید – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پتاسیم هیدروکسید" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyde_de_potassium" title="Hydroxyde de potassium – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Hydroxyde de potassium" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidr%C3%B3xido_de_potasio" title="Hidróxido de potasio – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Hidróxido de potasio" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%98%EC%82%B0%ED%99%94_%EC%B9%BC%EB%A5%A8" title="수산화 칼륨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="수산화 칼륨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%A4%D6%80%D6%85%D6%84%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%A4" title="Կալիումի հիդրօքսիդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կալիումի հիդրօքսիդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A1" title="पोटासियम हाइड्राक्साइड – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पोटासियम हाइड्राक्साइड" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalium_hidroksida" title="Kalium hidroksida – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kalium hidroksida" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idrossido_di_potassio" title="Idrossido di potassio – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wodorotlenek_potasu" title="Wodorotlenek potasu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wodorotlenek potasu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidr%C3%B3xido_de_pot%C3%A1ssio" title="Hidróxido de potássio – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Hidróxido de potássio" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidroxid_de_potasiu" title="Hidroxid de potasiu – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Hidroxid de potasiu" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Гидроксид калия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Гидроксид калия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_hydroxide" title="Potassium hydroxide – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Potassium hydroxide" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_hydroxide" title="Potassium hydroxide – Simple English" lang="en-simple" 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калію – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Гідроксид калію" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85_%DB%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A2%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%DA%88" title="پوٹاشیم ہائیڈروآکسائڈ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="پوٹاشیم ہائیڈروآکسائڈ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_hydroxide" title="Kali hydroxide – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Kali hydroxide" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li 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title="Simplified molecular-input line-entry system">SMILES</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1.6em; word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; text-align:left; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">[K+].[OH-]</div></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Properties </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Chemical formula</a></div> </td> <td>KOH  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Molar_mass" title="Molar mass">Molar mass</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001561049999999999♠"></span>56.105</span> g·mol<sup>−1</sup>   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Appearance </td> <td>white solid, <a href="/wiki/Deliquescent" class="mw-redirect" title="Deliquescent">deliquescent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Odor" title="Odor">Odor</a> </td> <td>odorless </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Density" title="Density">Density</a> </td> <td>2.044 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (20 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-crc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> 2.12 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (25 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-chemister_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chemister-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melting_point" title="Melting point">Melting point</a> </td> <td>410<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> °C (770 °F; 683 K) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boiling_point" title="Boiling point">Boiling point</a> </td> <td>1,327 °C (2,421 °F; 1,600 K) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Aqueous_solution" title="Aqueous solution">Solubility in water</a></div> </td> <td>85 g/100 mL (-23.2 °C)<br /> 97 g/100 mL (0 °C)<br /> 121 g/100 mL (25 °C)<br /> 138.3 g/100 mL (50 °C)<br /> 162.9 g/100 mL (100 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-crc_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sioc_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sioc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">Solubility</a> </td> <td>soluble in <a href="/wiki/Ethanol" title="Ethanol">alcohol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glycerol" title="Glycerol">glycerol</a> <br /> insoluble in <a href="/wiki/Diethyl_ether" title="Diethyl ether">ether</a>, liquid <a href="/wiki/Ammonia" title="Ammonia">ammonia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">Solubility</a> in <a href="/wiki/Methanol" title="Methanol">methanol</a> </td> <td>55 g/100 g (28 °C)<sup id="cite_ref-chemister_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chemister-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">Solubility</a> in <a href="/wiki/Isopropanol" class="mw-redirect" title="Isopropanol">isopropanol</a> </td> <td>~14 g / 100 g (28 °C) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Acid_dissociation_constant" title="Acid dissociation constant">Acidity</a> (p<i>K</i><sub>a</sub>) </td> <td>14.7<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Magnetic_susceptibility" title="Magnetic susceptibility">Magnetic susceptibility</a> (χ)</div> </td> <td>−22.0·10<sup>−6</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>/mol </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Refractive_index" title="Refractive index">Refractive index</a> (<i>n</i><sub>D</sub>)</div> </td> <td>1.409 (20 °C) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Thermochemistry </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Heat_capacity" title="Heat capacity">Heat capacity</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(<i>C</i>)</span></div> </td> <td>65.87 J/mol·K<sup id="cite_ref-chemister_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chemister-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_molar_entropy" title="Standard molar entropy">Std molar<br />entropy</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(<i>S</i><sup>⦵</sup><sub>298</sub>)</span></div> </td> <td>79.32 J/mol·K<sup id="cite_ref-chemister_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chemister-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_enthalpy_change_of_formation" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard enthalpy change of formation">Std enthalpy of<br />formation</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(Δ<sub>f</sub><i>H</i><sup>⦵</sup><sub>298</sub>)</span></div> </td> <td>-425.8 kJ/mol<sup id="cite_ref-chemister_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chemister-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Gibbs_free_energy#Standard_energy_change_of_formation" title="Gibbs free energy">Gibbs free energy</a> <span style="font-size:112%;">(Δ<sub>f</sub><i>G</i><sup>⦵</sup>)</span></div> </td> <td>-380.2 kJ/mol<sup id="cite_ref-chemister_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chemister-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Hazards </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background-color:#eaeaea;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Globally_Harmonized_System_of_Classification_and_Labelling_of_Chemicals" title="Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals"><b>GHS</b> labelling</a>: </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/GHS_hazard_pictograms" title="GHS hazard pictograms">Pictograms</a></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GHS-pictogram-acid.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="GHS05: Corrosive"><img alt="GHS05: Corrosive" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/GHS-pictogram-acid.svg/50px-GHS-pictogram-acid.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/GHS-pictogram-acid.svg/75px-GHS-pictogram-acid.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/GHS-pictogram-acid.svg/100px-GHS-pictogram-acid.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="724" data-file-height="724" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="GHS07: Exclamation mark"><img alt="GHS07: Exclamation mark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg/50px-GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg/75px-GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg/100px-GHS-pictogram-exclam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-sigma_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sigma-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Globally_Harmonized_System_of_Classification_and_Labelling_of_Chemicals#Signal_word" title="Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals">Signal word</a></div> </td> <td><b>Danger</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/GHS_hazard_statements" title="GHS hazard statements">Hazard statements</a></div> </td> <td><abbr class="abbr" title="H290: May be corrosive to metals">H290</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H302: Harmful if swallowed">H302</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage">H314</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-sigma_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sigma-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/GHS_precautionary_statements" title="GHS precautionary statements">Precautionary statements</a></div> </td> <td><abbr class="abbr" title="P280: Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.">P280</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: Rinse continuously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.">P305+P351+P338</abbr>, <abbr class="abbr" title="P310: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.">P310</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-sigma_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sigma-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NFPA_704" title="NFPA 704"><b>NFPA 704</b></a> (fire diamond) </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1170367383">.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-ref{float:right;padding:1px;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-container{width:82px;font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-container-ref{float:left;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-images{float:left;font-size:20px;text-align:center;position:relative;height:80px;width:80px;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-map{position:absolute;height:80px;width:80px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond .noresize{margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-code{line-height:1em;text-align:center;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-code>a{color:black}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-blue{width:13px;top:31px;left:15px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-red{width:12px;top:12px;left:35px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-yellow{width:13px;top:31px;left:54px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-image{position:relative;top:51px;left:0}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-text{vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;line-height:80%;position:absolute;top:52px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-text a>span{position:absolute;color:black}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-wors{font-size:15px;width:23px;left:29px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-wox{font-size:15px;font-stretch:condensed;width:21px;line-height:80%;top:-4px;left:29px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-abcp{font-size:13.5px;font-stretch:condensed;width:28px;left:26px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-ac{font-size:10px;width:30px;left:25px}.mw-parser-output .nfpa-704-diamond-white-strike{text-decoration:line-through}</style><div class="nfpa-704-diamond notheme"><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-container"><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-images nounderlines"> <div class="nfpa-704-diamond-map"><figure class="noresize" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="NFPA 704 four-colored diamond" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NFPA_704.svg/80px-NFPA_704.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NFPA_704.svg/120px-NFPA_704.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NFPA_704.svg/160px-NFPA_704.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" usemap="#ImageMap_39f31e50fc47e634" /></span><map name="ImageMap_39f31e50fc47e634"><area href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Blue" shape="poly" coords="23,23,47,47,23,70,0,47" alt="Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas" title="Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas" /><area href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Red" shape="poly" coords="47,0,70,23,47,47,23,23" alt="Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water" title="Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water" /><area href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Yellow" shape="poly" coords="70,23,94,47,70,70,47,47" alt="Instability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calcium" title="Instability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calcium" /><area href="/wiki/NFPA_704#White" shape="poly" coords="47,47,70,70,47,94,23,70" alt="Special hazard ALK: Alkaline" title="Special hazard ALK: Alkaline" /></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-code nfpa-704-diamond-blue"> <a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Blue" title="NFPA 704"><span title="Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas" class="notheme mw-no-invert">3</span></a></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-code nfpa-704-diamond-red"> <a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Red" title="NFPA 704"><span title="Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water" class="notheme mw-no-invert">0</span></a></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-code nfpa-704-diamond-yellow"> <a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#Yellow" title="NFPA 704"><span title="Instability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calcium" class="notheme mw-no-invert">1</span></a></div><div class="nfpa-704-diamond-white-text mw-no-invert"><a href="/wiki/NFPA_704#White" title="NFPA 704"><span class="nfpa-704-diamond-white-abcp" title="Special hazard ALK: Alkaline">ALK</span></a></div></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flash_point" title="Flash point">Flash point</a> </td> <td>nonflammable </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background-color:#eaeaea;color:inherit;"><b>Lethal dose</b> or concentration (LD, LC): </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">LD<sub>50</sub> (<a href="/wiki/Lethal_dose#LD50" title="Lethal dose">median dose</a>)</div> </td> <td>273 mg/kg (oral, rat)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background-color:#eaeaea;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_for_Occupational_Safety_and_Health" title="National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health"><b>NIOSH</b></a> (US health exposure limits): </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Permissible_exposure_limit" title="Permissible exposure limit">PEL</a> (Permissible)</div> </td> <td>none<sup id="cite_ref-PGCH_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGCH-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Recommended_exposure_limit" title="Recommended exposure limit">REL</a> (Recommended)</div> </td> <td>C 2 mg/m<sup>3</sup><sup id="cite_ref-PGCH_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGCH-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/IDLH" class="mw-redirect" title="IDLH">IDLH</a> (Immediate danger)</div> </td> <td>N.D.<sup id="cite_ref-PGCH_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGCH-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Safety_data_sheet" title="Safety data sheet">Safety data sheet</a> (SDS) </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0357.htm">ICSC 0357</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Related compounds </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other <a href="/wiki/Ion" title="Ion">anions</a></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hydrosulfide" title="Potassium hydrosulfide">Potassium hydrosulfide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Potassium_amide" title="Potassium amide">Potassium amide</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other <a href="/wiki/Ion" title="Ion">cations</a></div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithium_hydroxide" title="Lithium hydroxide">Lithium hydroxide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">Sodium hydroxide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rubidium_hydroxide" title="Rubidium hydroxide">Rubidium hydroxide</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Caesium_hydroxide" title="Caesium hydroxide">Caesium hydroxide</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Related compounds</div> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Potassium_oxide" title="Potassium oxide">Potassium oxide</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:#f8eaba; color:inherit; border:1px solid #a2a9b1;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their <a href="/wiki/Standard_state" title="Standard state">standard state</a> (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).</div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/12px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/18px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/24px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ComparePages&rev1=464361974&page2=Potassium+hydroxide">verify</a></span> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chemicals/Chembox_validation" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Chembox validation">what is</a> <sup><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/7px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/11px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/14px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span></sup> ?) </div></div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chemical_infobox#References" title="Wikipedia:Chemical infobox">Infobox references</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Chemical compound</div> <p><b>Potassium hydroxide</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Inorganic_compound" title="Inorganic compound">inorganic compound</a> with the formula <a href="/wiki/Potassium" title="Potassium">K</a><a href="/wiki/Hydroxide" title="Hydroxide">OH</a>, and is commonly called <b>caustic potash</b>. </p><p>Along with <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a> (NaOH), KOH is a prototypical <a href="/wiki/Base_(chemistry)" title="Base (chemistry)">strong base</a>. It has many industrial and niche applications, most of which utilize its <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caustic" class="extiw" title="wikt:caustic">caustic</a> nature and its reactivity toward <a href="/wiki/Acids" class="mw-redirect" title="Acids">acids</a>. An estimated 700,000 to 800,000 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonnes</a> were produced in 2005. KOH is noteworthy as the precursor to most soft and liquid <a href="/wiki/Soap" title="Soap">soaps</a>, as well as numerous potassium-containing chemicals. It is a white solid that is dangerously corrosive.<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Properties_and_structure">Properties and structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Properties and structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>KOH exhibits high <a href="/wiki/Thermal_stability" title="Thermal stability">thermal stability</a>. Because of this high stability and relatively low <a href="/wiki/Melting_point" title="Melting point">melting point</a>, it is often melt-cast as pellets or rods, forms that have low surface area and convenient handling properties. These pellets become tacky in air because KOH is <a href="/wiki/Hygroscopic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hygroscopic">hygroscopic</a>. Most commercial samples are ca. 90% pure, the remainder being water and carbonates.<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/Solvation" title="Solvation">dissolution</a> in water is strongly <a href="/wiki/Exothermic" class="mw-redirect" title="Exothermic">exothermic</a>. Concentrated aqueous solutions are sometimes called potassium <a href="/wiki/Lye" title="Lye">lyes</a>. Even at high temperatures, solid KOH does not dehydrate readily.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structure">Structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At higher temperatures, solid KOH <a href="/wiki/Crystallization" title="Crystallization">crystallizes</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NaCl" class="mw-redirect" title="NaCl">NaCl</a> <a href="/wiki/Crystal_structure" title="Crystal structure">crystal structure</a>. The <span class="Unicode"> </span><a href="/wiki/Hydroxide" title="Hydroxide">OH<sup>−</sup></a> group is either rapidly or randomly disordered so that it is effectively a spherical <a href="/wiki/Anion" class="mw-redirect" title="Anion">anion</a> of radius 1.53 Å (between <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap">Cl<sup class="template-chem2-sup">−</sup></span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">F<sup class="template-chem2-sup">−</sup></span> in size). At room temperature, the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">OH<sup class="template-chem2-sup">−</sup></span> groups are ordered and the environment about the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<sup class="template-chem2-sup">+</sup></span> centers is distorted, with <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<sup class="template-chem2-sup">+</sup>−OH<sup class="template-chem2-sup">−</sup></span> distances ranging from 2.69 to 3.15 Å, depending on the orientation of the OH group. KOH forms a series of crystalline <a href="/wiki/Hydrate" title="Hydrate">hydrates</a>, namely the monohydrate <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">KOH · <a href="/wiki/Water_of_crystallization" title="Water of crystallization">H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O</a></span>, the dihydrate <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">KOH · 2<a href="/wiki/Water_of_crystallization" title="Water of crystallization">H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O</a></span> and the tetrahydrate <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">KOH · 4<a href="/wiki/Water_of_crystallization" title="Water of crystallization">H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O</a></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reactions">Reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solubility_and_desiccating_properties">Solubility and desiccating properties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Solubility and desiccating properties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 112 g of KOH <a href="/wiki/Solubility" title="Solubility">dissolve</a> in 100 mL water at room temperature, which contrasts with 100 g/100 mL for NaOH.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus on a molar basis, KOH is slightly more soluble than NaOH. Lower molecular-weight <a href="/wiki/Ethanol" title="Ethanol">alcohols</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Methanol" title="Methanol">methanol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethanol" title="Ethanol">ethanol</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Propanol" title="Propanol">propanols</a> are also excellent <a href="/wiki/Solvents" class="mw-redirect" title="Solvents">solvents</a>. They participate in an acid-base equilibrium. In the case of methanol the potassium <a href="/wiki/Methoxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Methoxide">methoxide</a> (methylate) forms:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">KOH + CH<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub>OH → CH<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub>OK + H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O</span></dd></dl> <p>Because of its high affinity for water, KOH serves as a <a href="/wiki/Desiccant" title="Desiccant">desiccant</a> in the laboratory. It is often used to dry basic solvents, especially <a href="/wiki/Amines" class="mw-redirect" title="Amines">amines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pyridines" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyridines">pyridines</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_nucleophile_in_organic_chemistry">As a nucleophile in organic chemistry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: As a nucleophile in organic chemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>KOH, like NaOH, serves as a source of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">OH<sup class="template-chem2-sup">−</sup></span>, a highly <a href="/wiki/Nucleophilic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nucleophilic">nucleophilic</a> anion that attacks <a href="/wiki/Polar_bonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Polar bonds">polar bonds</a> in both inorganic and organic materials. Aqueous KOH <a href="/wiki/Saponification" title="Saponification">saponifies</a> <a href="/wiki/Ester" title="Ester">esters</a>: </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">KOH + RCOOR' → RCOOK + R'OH</span></dd></dl> <p>When R is a long chain, the product is called a <a href="/wiki/Potassium_soap" class="mw-redirect" title="Potassium soap">potassium soap</a>. This reaction is manifested by the "greasy" feel that KOH gives when touched; <a href="/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">fats</a> on the skin are rapidly converted to soap and <a href="/wiki/Glycerol" title="Glycerol">glycerol</a>. </p><p>Molten KOH is used to displace <a href="/wiki/Halides" class="mw-redirect" title="Halides">halides</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Leaving_group" title="Leaving group">leaving groups</a>. The reaction is especially useful for <a href="/wiki/Aromaticity" title="Aromaticity">aromatic</a> <a href="/wiki/Reagent" title="Reagent">reagents</a> to give the corresponding <a href="/wiki/Phenol" title="Phenol">phenols</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reactions_with_inorganic_compounds">Reactions with inorganic compounds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Reactions with inorganic compounds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Complementary to its reactivity toward acids, KOH attacks <a href="/wiki/Oxide" title="Oxide">oxides</a>. Thus, SiO<sub>2</sub> is attacked by KOH to give soluble potassium silicates. KOH reacts with <a href="/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" title="Carbon dioxide">carbon dioxide</a> to give <a href="/wiki/Potassium_bicarbonate" title="Potassium bicarbonate">potassium bicarbonate</a>: </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">KOH + CO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub> → KHCO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Manufacture">Manufacture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Manufacture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically, KOH was made by adding <a href="/wiki/Potassium_carbonate" title="Potassium carbonate">potassium carbonate</a> to a strong solution of <a href="/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide" title="Calcium hydroxide">calcium hydroxide</a> (slaked lime). The <a href="/wiki/Salt_metathesis_reaction" title="Salt metathesis reaction">salt metathesis reaction</a> results in precipitation of solid <a href="/wiki/Calcium_carbonate" title="Calcium carbonate">calcium carbonate</a>, leaving potassium hydroxide in solution: </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ca(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub> + K<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>CO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub> → CaCO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub> + 2 KOH</span></dd></dl> <p>Filtering off the precipitated calcium carbonate and boiling down the solution gives potassium hydroxide ("calcinated or caustic potash"). This method of producing potassium hydroxide remained dominant until the late 19th century, when it was largely replaced by the current method of electrolysis of <a href="/wiki/Potassium_chloride" title="Potassium chloride">potassium chloride</a> solutions.<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The method is analogous to the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Chloralkali_process" title="Chloralkali process">chloralkali process</a>): </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">2 KCl + 2 H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O → 2 KOH + Cl<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub> + H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></dd></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">Hydrogen</a> gas forms as a byproduct on the <a href="/wiki/Cathode" title="Cathode">cathode</a>; concurrently, an anodic oxidation of the <a href="/wiki/Chloride" title="Chloride">chloride</a> ion takes place, forming <a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">chlorine</a> gas as a byproduct. Separation of the anodic and cathodic spaces in the electrolysis cell is essential for this process.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>KOH and NaOH can be used interchangeably for a number of applications, although in industry, NaOH is preferred because of its lower cost. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Catalyst_for_hydrothermal_gasification_process">Catalyst for hydrothermal gasification process</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Catalyst for hydrothermal gasification process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In industry, KOH is a good catalyst for <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hydrothermal_gasification&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hydrothermal gasification (page does not exist)">hydrothermal gasification</a> process. In this process, it is used to improve the yield of gas and amount of hydrogen in process. For example, production of <a href="/wiki/Coke_(fuel)" title="Coke (fuel)">coke (fuel)</a> from coal often produces much coking wastewater. In order to degrade it, <a href="/wiki/Supercritical_fluid" title="Supercritical fluid">supercritical</a> water is used to convert it to the syngas containing <a href="/wiki/Carbon_monoxide" title="Carbon monoxide">carbon monoxide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" title="Carbon dioxide">carbon dioxide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">hydrogen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Methane" title="Methane">methane</a>. Using <a href="/wiki/Pressure_swing_adsorption" title="Pressure swing adsorption">pressure swing adsorption</a>, we could separate various gases and then use <a href="/wiki/Power-to-gas" title="Power-to-gas">power-to-gas</a> technology to convert them to fuel.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, the hydrothermal gasification process could degrade other waste such as sewage sludge and waste from food factories. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precursor_to_other_potassium_compounds">Precursor to other potassium compounds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Precursor to other potassium compounds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many potassium salts are prepared by neutralization reactions involving KOH. The potassium salts of <a href="/wiki/Potassium_carbonate" title="Potassium carbonate">carbonate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potassium_cyanide" title="Potassium cyanide">cyanide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potassium_permanganate" title="Potassium permanganate">permanganate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potassium_phosphate" title="Potassium phosphate">phosphate</a>, and various silicates are prepared by treating either the oxides or the acids with KOH.<sup id="cite_ref-Ullmann_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ullmann-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The high solubility of <a href="/wiki/Potassium_phosphate" title="Potassium phosphate">potassium phosphate</a> is desirable in <a href="/wiki/Fertilizer" title="Fertilizer">fertilizers</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manufacture_of_soft_soaps">Manufacture of soft soaps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Manufacture of soft soaps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Saponification" title="Saponification">saponification</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">fats</a> with KOH is used to prepare the corresponding "potassium <a href="/wiki/Soap" title="Soap">soaps</a>", which are softer than the more common <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a>-derived soaps. Because of their softness and greater solubility, potassium soaps require less water to liquefy, and can thus contain more cleaning agent than liquefied sodium soaps.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_an_electrolyte">As an electrolyte</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: As an electrolyte"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Potassium carbonate, formed from the hydroxide solution leaking from an alkaline battery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg/220px-LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg/330px-LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg/440px-LeakedBattery_2701a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1803" /></a><figcaption>Potassium carbonate, formed from the hydroxide solution leaking from an alkaline battery</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Aqueous_solution" title="Aqueous solution">Aqueous</a> potassium hydroxide is employed as the <a href="/wiki/Electrolyte" title="Electrolyte">electrolyte</a> in <a href="/wiki/Alkaline_battery" title="Alkaline battery">alkaline batteries</a> based on <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">cadmium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">hydrogen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manganese_dioxide" title="Manganese dioxide">manganese dioxide</a>-<a href="/wiki/Zinc" title="Zinc">zinc</a>. Potassium hydroxide is preferred over <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">sodium hydroxide</a> because its solutions are more conductive.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93metal_hydride_battery" title="Nickel–metal hydride battery">nickel–metal hydride batteries</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Prius" title="Toyota Prius">Toyota Prius</a> use a mixture of potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93iron_battery" title="Nickel–iron battery">Nickel–iron batteries</a> also use potassium hydroxide electrolyte. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_industry">Food industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Food industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In food products, potassium hydroxide acts as a food thickener, pH control agent and food stabilizer. The <a href="/wiki/FDA" class="mw-redirect" title="FDA">FDA</a> considers it generally safe as a direct food ingredient when used in accordance with <a href="/wiki/Good_Manufacturing_Practices" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Manufacturing Practices">Good Manufacturing Practices</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is known in the <a href="/wiki/E_number" title="E number">E number</a> system as <b>E525</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Niche_applications">Niche applications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Niche applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide attracts numerous specialized applications, virtually all of which rely on its properties as a strong chemical base with its consequent ability to degrade many materials. For example, in a process commonly referred to as "chemical cremation" or "<a href="/wiki/Resomation" class="mw-redirect" title="Resomation">resomation</a>", potassium hydroxide hastens the decomposition of soft tissues, both animal and human, to leave behind only the bones and other hard tissues.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Entomologists" class="mw-redirect" title="Entomologists">Entomologists</a> wishing to study the fine structure of <a href="/wiki/Insect" title="Insect">insect</a> <a href="/wiki/Anatomy" title="Anatomy">anatomy</a> may use a 10% aqueous solution of KOH to apply this process.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In chemical synthesis, the choice between the use of KOH and the use of NaOH is guided by the solubility or keeping quality of the resulting <a href="/wiki/Salt_(chemistry)" title="Salt (chemistry)">salt</a>. </p><p>The corrosive properties of potassium hydroxide make it a useful ingredient in agents and preparations that clean and <a href="/wiki/Disinfection" class="mw-redirect" title="Disinfection">disinfect</a> surfaces and materials that can themselves resist <a href="/wiki/Corrosion" title="Corrosion">corrosion</a> by KOH.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KOH is also used for semiconductor chip fabrication (for example <a href="/wiki/Etching_(microfabrication)#Anisotropic_wet_etching_(Orientation_dependent_etching)" title="Etching (microfabrication)">anisotropic wet etching</a>). </p><p>Potassium hydroxide is often the main active ingredient in chemical "cuticle removers" used in <a href="/wiki/Manicure" title="Manicure">manicure</a> treatments. </p><p>Because aggressive bases like KOH damage the <a href="/wiki/Cuticle_(hair)" title="Cuticle (hair)">cuticle</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hair" title="Hair">hair</a> shaft, potassium hydroxide is used to chemically assist the removal of hair from animal hides. The hides are soaked for several hours in a solution of KOH and water to prepare them for the unhairing stage of the <a href="/wiki/Tanning_(leather)" title="Tanning (leather)">tanning</a> process. This same effect is also used to weaken human hair in preparation for shaving. Preshave products and some shave creams contain potassium hydroxide to force open the hair cuticle and to act as a hygroscopic agent to attract and force water into the hair shaft, causing further damage to the hair. In this weakened state, the hair is more easily cut by a razor blade. </p><p>Potassium hydroxide is used to identify some species of <a href="/wiki/Fungi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fungi">fungi</a>. A 3–5% aqueous solution of KOH is applied to the flesh of a mushroom and the researcher notes whether or not the color of the flesh changes. Certain species of <a href="/wiki/Gilled_mushrooms" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilled mushrooms">gilled mushrooms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boletes" class="mw-redirect" title="Boletes">boletes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polypores" class="mw-redirect" title="Polypores">polypores</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lichens" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichens">lichens</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are identifiable based on this color-change reaction.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_hydroxide&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Potassium hydroxide is a <a href="/wiki/Chemical_burn" title="Chemical burn">caustic</a> alkali and its solutions range from irritating to skin and other tissue in low concentrations, to highly corrosive in high concentrations. Eyes are particularly vulnerable, and dust or mist is severely irritating to lungs and can cause <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_edema" title="Pulmonary edema">pulmonary edema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Safety considerations are similar to <a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide#Safety" title="Sodium hydroxide">those of sodium hydroxide</a>. </p><p>The caustic effects arise from being highly alkaline, but if potassium hydroxide is <a href="/wiki/Neutralization_(chemistry)" title="Neutralization (chemistry)">neutralised</a> with a non-toxic acid then it becomes a non-toxic potassium salt. It is approved as a food additive under the code E525. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Potassium_hydroxide_spillage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Potassium_hydroxide_spillage.jpg/220px-Potassium_hydroxide_spillage.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Potassium_hydroxide_spillage.jpg/330px-Potassium_hydroxide_spillage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Potassium_hydroxide_spillage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="151" /></a><figcaption>Potassium hydroxide spillage, stained red by <a href="/wiki/Phenolphthalein" title="Phenolphthalein">phenolphthalein</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Potassium_peroxymonosulfate" title="Potassium peroxymonosulfate">KHSO<sub>5</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_thiosulfate" title="Potassium thiosulfate">K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_metabisulfite" title="Potassium metabisulfite">K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_pyrosulfate" title="Potassium pyrosulfate">K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_persulfate" title="Potassium persulfate">K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_selenide" title="Potassium selenide">K<sub>2</sub>Se</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_selenite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium selenite (page does not exist)">K<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_selenate" title="Potassium selenate">K<sub>2</sub>SeO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_telluride" title="Potassium telluride">K<sub>2</sub>Te</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_tellurite" title="Potassium tellurite">K<sub>2</sub>TeO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_tellurate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium tellurate (page does not exist)">K<sub>2</sub>TeO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_polonide" title="Potassium polonide">K<sub>2</sub>Po</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">pnictogens</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_nitride" title="Potassium nitride">K<sub>3</sub>N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_amide" title="Potassium amide">KNH<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_azide" title="Potassium azide">KN<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_nitrite" title="Potassium nitrite">KNO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_nitrate" title="Potassium nitrate">KNO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_phosphide" title="Potassium phosphide">K<sub>3</sub>P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monopotassium_phosphite" title="Monopotassium phosphite">KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripotassium_phosphate" title="Tripotassium phosphate">K<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipotassium_phosphate" title="Dipotassium phosphate">K<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monopotassium_phosphate" title="Monopotassium phosphate">KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexafluorophosphate" title="Potassium hexafluorophosphate">KPF<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_arsenite" title="Potassium arsenite">KAsO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tripotassium_arsenate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tripotassium arsenate (page does not exist)">K<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dipotassium_arsenate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dipotassium arsenate (page does not exist)">K<sub>2</sub>HAsO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monopotassium_arsenate" title="Monopotassium arsenate">KH<sub>2</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B, C group</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_tetraborate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium tetraborate (page does not exist)">B<sub>4</sub>K<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_carbonate" title="Potassium carbonate">K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_bicarbonate" title="Potassium bicarbonate">KHCO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_silicate" title="Potassium silicate">K<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_fluorosilicate" title="Potassium fluorosilicate">K<sub>2</sub>SiF<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_aluminate" title="Potassium aluminate">K<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_aluminium_borate" title="Potassium aluminium borate">K<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">transition metals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_tetrachloroplatinate" title="Potassium tetrachloroplatinate">K<sub>2</sub>PtCl<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krogmann%27s_salt" title="Krogmann's salt">K<sub>2</sub>Pt(CN)<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexafluorotitanate" title="Potassium hexafluorotitanate"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>TiF<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexachloroplatinate" title="Potassium hexachloroplatinate">K<sub>2</sub>PtCl<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexachlororhenate" title="Potassium hexachlororhenate">K<sub>2</sub>ReCl<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexafluororhenate" title="Potassium hexafluororhenate"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>ReF<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">6</sub></span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexafluoroarsenate" title="Potassium hexafluoroarsenate"><span class="chemf nowrap">KAsF<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexabromorhenate" title="Potassium hexabromorhenate"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>ReBr<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexaiodorhenate" title="Potassium hexaiodorhenate"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>ReI<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">6</sub></span></span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hexafluorozirconate" title="Potassium hexafluorozirconate"><span class="chemf nowrap">K<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>ZrF<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_ferrocyanide" title="Potassium ferrocyanide">K<sub>4</sub>Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_ferricyanide" title="Potassium ferricyanide">K<sub>3</sub>Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_ferrioxalate" title="Potassium ferrioxalate">K<sub>3</sub>Fe(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_ferrate" title="Potassium ferrate">K<sub>2</sub>FeO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_manganate" title="Potassium manganate">K<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_permanganate" title="Potassium permanganate">KMnO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_hypochromate" title="Potassium hypochromate">K<sub>3</sub>CrO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_chromate" title="Potassium chromate">K<sub>2</sub>CrO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_peroxochromate" class="mw-redirect" title="Potassium peroxochromate">K<sub>3</sub>CrO<sub>8</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_chlorochromate" title="Potassium chlorochromate">KCrO<sub>3</sub>Cl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_dichromate" title="Potassium dichromate">K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_trichromate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium trichromate (page does not exist)">K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_tetrachromate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium tetrachromate (page does not exist)">K<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>4</sub>O<sub>13</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_octachlorodimolybdate" title="Potassium octachlorodimolybdate">K<sub>4</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>8</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">organic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_formate" title="Potassium formate">KHCO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_acetate" title="Potassium acetate">KCH<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_trifluoroacetate" title="Potassium trifluoroacetate">KCF<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_oxalate" class="mw-redirect" title="Potassium oxalate">K<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_bioxalate" class="mw-redirect" title="Potassium bioxalate">KHC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_laurate" title="Potassium laurate">KC<sub>12</sub>H<sub>23</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potassium_stearate" title="Potassium stearate">KC<sub>18</sub>H<sub>35</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_malonate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium malonate (page does not exist)">C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>2</sub>K<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Methyl_potassium_malonate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methyl potassium malonate (page does not exist)">C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub>KO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ethyl_potassium_malonate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ethyl potassium malonate (page does not exist)">C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>7</sub>KO<sub>4</sub></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Hydroxides88" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;table-layout:fixed;"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="11" rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="5"> </td> <td>He </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithium_hydroxide" title="Lithium hydroxide">LiOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_hydroxide" title="Beryllium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Be(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boric_acid" title="Boric acid"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">B(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orthocarbonic_acid" title="Orthocarbonic acid"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">C(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azorous_acid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Azorous acid (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">N(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ammonium_hydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Ammonium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">[NH<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub>]<sup class="template-chem2-sup">+</sup>OH<sup class="template-chem2-sup">−</sup></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trioxidane" title="Trioxidane"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">O(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hypofluorous_acid" title="Hypofluorous acid">FOH</a> </td> <td>Ne </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide" title="Sodium hydroxide">NaOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magnesium_hydroxide" title="Magnesium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Mg(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_hydroxide" title="Aluminium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Al(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orthosilicic_acid" title="Orthosilicic acid"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Si(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phosphorous_acid" title="Phosphorous acid"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">P(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_dihydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulfur dihydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">S(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid" title="Hypochlorous acid">ClOH</a> </td> <td>Ar </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">KOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide" title="Calcium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ca(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scandium(III)_hydroxide" title="Scandium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Sc(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Titanium(II)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Titanium(II) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ti(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Titanium(III)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Titanium(III) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ti(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Titanium(IV)_hydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Titanium(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ti(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanadium(II)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vanadium(II) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">V(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanadium(III)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vanadium(III) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">V(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chromium(II)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chromium(II) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Cr(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chromium(III)_hydroxide" title="Chromium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Cr(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manganese(II)_hydroxide" title="Manganese(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Mn(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron(II)_hydroxide" title="Iron(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Fe(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iron(III)_hydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Fe(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cobalt(II)_hydroxide" title="Cobalt(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Co(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel(II)_hydroxide" title="Nickel(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ni(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper(I)_hydroxide" title="Copper(I) hydroxide">CuOH</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Copper(II)_hydroxide" title="Copper(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Cu(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zinc_hydroxide" title="Zinc hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Zn(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gallium(III)_hydroxide" title="Gallium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ga(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germanium(II)_hydroxide" title="Germanium(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ge(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arsenous_acid" title="Arsenous acid"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">As(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Se </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hypobromous_acid" title="Hypobromous acid">BrOH</a> </td> <td>Kr </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rubidium_hydroxide" title="Rubidium hydroxide">RbOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strontium_hydroxide" title="Strontium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Sr(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yttrium_hydroxide" title="Yttrium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Y(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zirconium(IV)_hydroxide" title="Zirconium(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Zr(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Nb </td> <td>Mo </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Technetium(IV)_hydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Technetium(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Tc(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Ru </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhodium(III)_hydroxide" title="Rhodium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Rh(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Pd </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silver_hydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver hydroxide">AgOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cadmium_hydroxide" title="Cadmium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Cd(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indium(III)_hydroxide" title="Indium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">In(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tin(II)_hydroxide" title="Tin(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Sn(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tin(IV)_hydroxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Tin(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Sn(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Antimonous_acid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Antimonous acid (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Sb(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telluric_acid" title="Telluric acid"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Te(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hypoiodous_acid" title="Hypoiodous acid">IOH</a> </td> <td>Xe </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Caesium_hydroxide" title="Caesium hydroxide">CsOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barium_hydroxide" title="Barium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ba(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lutetium(III)_hydroxide" title="Lutetium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Lu(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Hf </td> <td>Ta </td> <td>W </td> <td>Re </td> <td>Os </td> <td>Ir </td> <td>Pt </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold(III)_hydroxide" title="Gold(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Au(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercury(II)_hydroxide" title="Mercury(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Hg(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thallium(I)_hydroxide" title="Thallium(I) hydroxide">TlOH</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thallium(III)_hydroxide" title="Thallium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Tl(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lead(II)_hydroxide" title="Lead(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Pb(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lead(IV)_hydroxide" title="Lead(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Pb(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismuth_hydroxide" title="Bismuth hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Bi(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Po </td> <td>At </td> <td>Rn </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Francium_hydroxide" title="Francium hydroxide">FrOH</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Radium_hydroxide" title="Radium hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ra(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">** </td> <td>Lr </td> <td>Rf </td> <td>Db </td> <td>Sg </td> <td>Bh </td> <td>Hs </td> <td>Mt </td> <td>Ds </td> <td>Rg </td> <td>Cn </td> <td>Nh </td> <td>Fl </td> <td>Mc </td> <td>Lv </td> <td>Ts </td> <td>Og </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="20">  </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lanthanum_hydroxide" title="Lanthanum hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">La(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cerium(III)_hydroxide" title="Cerium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ce(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cerium(IV)_hydroxide" title="Cerium(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ce(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Praseodymium(III)_hydroxide" title="Praseodymium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Pr(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neodymium(III)_hydroxide" title="Neodymium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Nd(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Promethium(III)_hydroxide" title="Promethium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Pm(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samarium(III)_hydroxide" title="Samarium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Sm(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Europium(II)_hydroxide" title="Europium(II) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Eu(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Europium(III)_hydroxide" title="Europium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Eu(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gadolinium(III)_hydroxide" title="Gadolinium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Gd(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terbium(III)_hydroxide" title="Terbium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Tb(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dysprosium(III)_hydroxide" title="Dysprosium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Dy(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holmium(III)_hydroxide" title="Holmium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ho(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erbium(III)_hydroxide" title="Erbium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Er(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thulium(III)_hydroxide" title="Thulium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Tm(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ytterbium(III)_hydroxide" title="Ytterbium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Yb(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">** </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Actinium(III)_hydroxide" title="Actinium(III) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Ac(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thorium(IV)_hydroxide" title="Thorium(IV) hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Th(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Pa </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uranium(II)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uranium(II) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">U(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uranium(III)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uranium(III) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">U(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Uranyl_hydroxide" title="Uranyl hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">UO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neptunium(III)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Neptunium(III) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Np(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neptunium(IV)_hydroxide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Neptunium(IV) hydroxide (page does not exist)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">Np(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Neptunium(VII)_oxide-hydroxide" title="Neptunium(VII) oxide-hydroxide"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410"><span class="chemf nowrap">NpO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>(OH)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">3</sub></span></a> </td> <td>Pu </td> 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