Potassium hydroxide solubility

The hydroxides M (OH)2 are generally less soluble and are of lower base strength. The Group I hydroxides are almost unique in possessing good solubility—most metal hydroxides are insoluble or sparingly soluble hence sodium hydroxide and, to a lesser extent potassium hydroxide, are widely used as sources of the hydroxide ion OH" both in the laboratory and on a large scale. 

Since the silver salts of the carboxylic acids are usually soluble in dilute nitric acid, they must be prepared by treating an aqueous solution of a neutral salt of the acid (and not the free acid itself) with silver nitrate solution. It is not practicable to attempt to neutralise the acid with sodium or potassium hydroxide solution, because the least excess of alkali would subsequently cause the white silver salt to be contaminated with brown silver oxide. The general method used therefore to obtain a neutral solution j to dissolve the acid in a small excess of ammonia solution, and then to boil the solution until all free... 

The molecular weight of many carboxylic acids which arc freely soluble in cold water (i.e., chiefly the aliphatic acids) can readily be obtained by titrating a known weight of the acids in aqueous solution with standard sodium or potassium hydroxide solution, using phenolphthalein as an indicator. To avoid the use of unduly large quantities of the acid, it is advisable to use Mj2 caustic alkali solution, and in order to obtain a sharp end>point, this alkali solution... 

Deliquescence and efflorescence. A substance is said to deliquesce (Latin to become liquid) when it forms a solution or liquid phase upon standing in the air. The essential condition is that the vapour pressure of the saturated solution of the highest hydrate at the ordinary temperature should be less than the partial pressure of the aqueous vapour in the atmosphere. Water will be absorbed by the substance, which gradually liquefies to a saturated solution water vapour will continue to be absorbed by the latter until an unsaturated solution, having the same vapour pressure as the partial pressure of water vapour in the air, is formed. In order that the vapour pressure of the saturated solution may be sufficiently low, the substance must be extremely soluble in water, and it is only such substances (e.g., calcium chloride, zinc chloride and potassium hydroxide) that deliquesce. 

Sodium and potassium hydroxides. The use of these efficient reagents is generally confined to the drying of amines (soda lime, barium oxide and quicklime may also be employed) potassium hydroxide is somewhat superior to the sodium compound. Much of the water may be first removed by shaking with a concentrated solution of the alkali hydroxide. They react with many organic compounds (e.g., acids, phenols, esters and amides) in the presence of water, and are also soluble in certain organic liquids so that their use as desiccants is very limited... 

Boil 2 g. of the ester with 30 ml. of 10 per cent, sodium or potassium hydroxide solution under reflux for at least 1 hour. If the alcohol formed is water (or alkali) soluble, the completion of the hydrolysis will be indicated by the disappearance of the ester layer. Distil ofiF the liquid through the same condenser and collect the first 3-5 ml. of distillate. If a distinct la3 er separates on standing (or upon saturation of half the distillate with potassium carbonate), remove this layer with a capillary dropper, dry it with a little anhydrous potassium carbonate or anhydrous calcium sulphate, and determine the b.p. by the SiwoloboflF method... 

It is frequently advisable in the routine examination of an ester, and before any derivatives are considered, to determine the saponification equivalent of the ester. In order to ensure that complete hydrolysis takes place in a comparatively short time, the quantitative saponi fication is conducted with a standardised alcoholic solution of caustic alkali—preferably potassium hydroxide since the potassium salts of organic acids are usuaUy more soluble than the sodium salts. A knowledge of the b.p. and the saponification equivalent of the unknown ester would provide the basis for a fairly accurate approximation of the size of the ester molecule. It must, however, be borne in mind that certain structures may effect the values of the equivalent thus aliphatic halo genated esters may consume alkali because of hydrolysis of part of the halogen during the determination, nitro esters may be reduced by the alkaline hydrolysis medium, etc. 

Metal carboxylates are ionic and when the molecular weight isn t too high the sodium and potassium salts of carboxylic acids are soluble m water Carboxylic acids therefore may be extracted from ether solutions into aqueous sodium or potassium hydroxide... 

Alkali AletalIodides. Potassium iodide [7681-11-0] KI, mol wt 166.02, mp 686°C, 76.45% I, forms colorless cubic crystals, which are soluble in water, ethanol, methanol, and acetone. KI is used in animal feeds, catalysts, photographic chemicals, for sanitation, and for radiation treatment of radiation poisoning resulting from nuclear accidents. Potassium iodide is prepared by reaction of potassium hydroxide and iodine, from HI and KHCO, or by electrolytic processes (107,108). The product is purified by crystallization from water (see also Feeds and feed additives Photography). 

The solubihty of potassium permanganate in aqueous potassium hydroxide (108) is shown in Figure 7. Permanganates are soluble in certain nonaqueous solvents such as hquid NH, but not in hquid SO2. Organic solvents such as glacial acetic acid, acetone, acetonitrile, tert-huty alcohol. 

Hydrated Stannic Oxide. Hydrated stannic oxide of variable water content is obtained by the hydrolysis of stannates. Acidification of a sodium stannate solution precipitates the hydrate as a flocculent white mass. The colloidal solution, which is obtained by washing the mass free of water-soluble ions and peptization with potassium hydroxide, is stable below 50°C and forms the basis for the patented Tin Sol process for replenishing tin in staimate tin-plating baths. A similar type of solution (Staimasol A and B) is prepared by the direct electrolysis of concentrated potassium staimate solutions (26). 

The reactivity of titanium dioxide toward acid is dependent on the temperature to which it has been heated. Freshly precipitated titanium dioxide is soluble iu concentrated hydrochloric acid. However, titanium dioxide that has been heated to 900°C is almost iusoluble iu acids except hot concentrated sulfuric, iu which the solubiUty may be further iucreased by the addition of ammonium sulfate to raise the boiling poiut of the acid, and hydrofluoric acid. Similarly, titanium dioxide that has been calciued at 900°C is almost iusoluble iu aqueous alkahes but dissolves iu molten sodium or potassium hydroxide, carbouates, or borates. 

Because the sdv er oxide electrode is slightly soluble in the potassium hydroxide electroltye the separator is of a barrier type to minimize silver... 

Potassium hydroxide is the principal electrolyte of choice for the above batteries because of its compatibiUty with the various electrodes, good conductivity, and low freezing point temperature. Potassium hydroxide is a white crystalline substance having a mol wt = 56.10 density = 2.044 g/mL, and mp = 360° C (see Potassium compounds). It is hygroscopic and very soluble in water. The most conductive aqueous solution at 25 °C is at 27% KOH, but the conductivity characteristics are relatively flat over a broad range of concentrations. 

Cadmium Hydroxide. Cd(OH)2 [21041-95-2] is best prepared by addition of cadmium nitrate solution to a boiling solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide. The crystals adopt the layered stmcture of Cdl2 there is contact between hydroxide ions of adjacent layers. Cd(OH)2 can be dehydrated to the oxide by gende heating to 200°C it absorbs CO2 from the air forming the basic carbonate. It is soluble ia dilute acids and solutions of ammonium ions, ferric chloride, alkah haUdes, cyanides, and thiocyanates forming complex ions. 

The reaction time depends on the quality of the potassium hydroxide employed. An induction period is often observed when older potassium hydroxide samples are used, possibly because surface formation of carbonates reduces the solubility of the salt in acetonitrile. An attempt was made to monitor the cinnamonitrile reaction by GLC, following loss of starting... 

The use of potassium hydroxide rather than sodium hydroxide is dietated by solubility characteristics which make purification of the sodium alkoxide difficult. 

A slant of S. antibioticus ATCC 11891 was cultivated on agar under controlled conditions in order to develop spores for the purpose of inoculating a nutrient medium having the following composition 20 g Cerelose (dextrose hydrate), 15 g soybean meal, 5 g distillers solubles, 10 g cornmeal, and tap water, in a sufficient amount for a 1,000-ml solution, adjusted to pH 7.0 to 7.2 with potassium hydroxide. 

The thermodynamic behaviour of silver and solubilities of silver and its compounds have been computed in an electrochemical study of silver in potassium hydroxide solutions at high temperature ". ... 

Substances which are insoluble or only partially soluble in acids are brought into solution by fusion with the appropriate reagent. The most commonly used fusion reagents, or fluxes as they are called, are anhydrous sodium carbonate, either alone or, less frequently, mixed with potassium nitrate or sodium peroxide potassium pyrosulphate, or sodium pyrosulphate sodium peroxide sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Anhydrous lithium metaborate has found favour as a flux, especially for materials containing silica 12 when the resulting fused mass is dissolved in dilute acids, no separation of silica takes place as it does when a sodium carbonate melt is similarly treated. Other advantages claimed for lithium metaborate are the following. 

Discussion. The hydroxides of sodium, potassium, and barium are generally employed for the preparation of solutions of standard alkalis they are water-soluble strong bases. Solutions made from aqueous ammonia are undesirable, because they tend to lose ammonia, especially if the concentration exceeds 0.5M moreover, it is a weak base, and difficulties arise in titrations with weak acids (compare Section 10.15). Sodium hydroxide is most commonly used because of its cheapness. None of these solid hydroxides can be obtained pure, so that a standard solution cannot be prepared by dissolving a known weight in a definite volume of water. Both sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide are extremely hygroscopic a certain amount of alkali carbonate and water are always present. Exact results cannot be obtained in the presence of carbonate with some indicators, and it is therefore necessary to discuss methods for the preparation of carbonate-free alkali solutions. For many purposes sodium hydroxide (which contains 1-2 per cent of sodium carbonate) is sufficiently pure. 

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