Potassium chloride

Potassium chloride is a metal chloride salt with a K(+) counterion. Among its listed roles, it functions as a fertilizer and a NMR chemical shift reference compound. It is a potassium salt, an inorganic chloride and an inorganic potassium salt. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Electrolytes. Its therapeutic use is listed as hyponatremia agents and nutritional supplements. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a mineral/inorganic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Sylvite, Enseal and Klotrix. Its PubChem CID is 4873.

CAS No 7447-40-7
Molecular Formula ClK
Molecular Weight 74.55 g/mol
Synonyms potassium;chloride

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