1.Potassium iodide, also called KI is a salt of stable (not radioactive) iodine. The
compound is required by the body to make thyroid hormones.
2.The major uses of potassium iodide include nutritional supplement in animal feeds.
It is also used medicinally in tablets, and also fins application in hair dyes.
3.Potassium Iodide is sometimes added in small quantities to table salt for idolization.
This crystalline salt is also used as a fluorescence quenching agent in biomedical
research because of collisional quenching by its iodide ion.
Catalog Number | 18720 | Quality Test / Release Date 07/20/2018 |
Lot Number | BB1156286 | |
Description | Potassium iodate | |
Country of Origin | CHINA | |
Declaration of Origin | synthetic |
Result name | Units | Specifications | Test Value |
Appearance (Color) | White to off-white | White | |
Appearance (Form) | Crystalline powder | Crystalline powder | |
Titration Iodometric | >=97.5 % | 99.6 % | |
Loss on drying | =<0.5 % (105°C, 3 hrs) | 0.01 % (105°C, 3 hrs) |