Potassium chlorite

Potassium chlorite
Names
	IUPAC name potassium;chlorite
Identifiers
CAS Number	14314-27-3; 13898-47-0 (parent);
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	8466227;
MeSH	67063160
PubChem CID	23669246;
UNII	71K32L1LFJ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90931758 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/ClHO2.K/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1 Key: VISKNDGJUCDNMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M;
	SMILES [O-]Cl=O.[K+];
Properties
Chemical formula	KClO2, ClKO2
Molar mass	106.55 g/mol
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Hazard statements	H314
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Potassium chlorite is a potassium salt of chlorous acid (HClO₂) having a chemical formula KClO₂. It exists as white powder and its annhydrous form easily undergoes decomposition in presence of heat or radiation (especially gamma rays).^[1]

^ Boyd, George E.; Brown, Larry Clyde (1970). "Thermal and radiolytic decomposition of anhydrous crystalline potassium chlorite". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 74 (8): 1691–1694. doi:10.1021/j100703a006. ISSN 0022-3654.

[:0-1] Boyd, George E.; Brown, Larry Clyde (1970). "Thermal and radiolytic decomposition of anhydrous crystalline potassium chlorite". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 74 (8): 1691–1694. doi:10.1021/j100703a006. ISSN 0022-3654.

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Potassium chlorite

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