Potassium carbonate dihydrate
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| Potassium carbonate dihydrate | |
| Mineralogical name | Potassium carbonate dihydrate |
| Chemical name | Potassium carbonate dihydrate |
| Trivial name | |
| Chemical formula | K2CO3•2H2O |
| Other forms | |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | 43.1% (10°C), 43.2% (20°C), 43.2% (30°C) |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | 1470 g/l |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.043 g/cm³ |
| Molar volume | 76.67 cm³/mol |
| Molar weight | 174.24 g/mol |
| Transparency | |
| Cleavage | |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nx = 1.38 ny = 1.432 nz = 1.573 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0.193 |
| Optical Orientation | negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
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