Family

ionic solid

Class

normal salt

Compound type

bromide

Comments

impurities: Cl < 0.1%, Na < 0.02%, Mg metal < 0.02%, SO4 < 0.005%, Ba < 0.002%, insoluble matter < 0.005%. Total < 0.16% (excluding <0.5% H2O)
Not recognized as mineral species. Natural Potassium bromide is regarded as very very unlikely

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$K^+$	Potassium(1+) cation	element	1	0.5	1	constituent cation	main
	$Br^-$	Bromide anion	element	1	0.5	1	constituent anion	main

Composition comments

Deliquescent, very soluble in water: 678 g/l (25 °C)

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$K^+ \cdot Br^-$	1

Class

normal salts (07)

Type

simple normal salts (07.01)

Phase type

crystalline

Crystal system

isometric (cubic)

Crystal class

hexoctahedral

Crystal class symbol

m-3m (Oh)

Crystal spacegroup

Fm-3m

Texture

monocrystalline

Molar mass

119.002 $g/mol$

Density

2.74 $g/cm^3$

Refringence type

isotropic

Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$

1.560

Color

colorless, white

Diaphaneity

transparent to translucent

Luster

vitreous