Potassium carbonate dihydrate

Potassium carbonate dihydrate
Mineralogical name	Potassiumcarbonatdihydrate
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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