Potash
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| Potash | |
| Mineralogical name | Potash |
| Chemical name | Potassium carbonate |
| Trivial name | Potash |
| Chemical formula | K2CO3 |
| Other forms | Potassium carbonate dihydrate (K2CO3 x 2H2O) Potassium carbonate 1.5-hydrate (K2CO3 x 1.5H2O) |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | 1120 g/l |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.43 g/cm³ |
| Molar volume | |
| Molar weight | 138.21 g/mol |
| Transparency | |
| Cleavage | |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nx = 1.426 ny = 1.531 nz = 1.541 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0.015 |
| Optical Orientation | negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
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