Solid phase
Official name
Potassium bromate
CAS number
7758-01-2
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
alkali salt
Compound type
bromate
Chemical composition
Formula
$K^+ \cdot BrO_3^{-}$
Chemical formula
KBrO3
Elemental formula
(K+) Br O2 (O-)
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
4.0
  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
$BrO_3^-$ Bromate ion molecule 1 0.5 1 constituent anion main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$K^+ \cdot O^{-}-$ 1
$\gg Br-O^{-}$ 1
$\eqslantgtr Br=O$ 2
Class
alkali salts (06)
Type
simple alkali salts (06.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
trigonal
Crystal class
ditrigonal-pyramidal
Crystal class symbol
3m (C3v)
Crystal spacegroup
R3m
Molar mass
167 $g/mol$
Density
3.27 (3.01 calculated) $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid 350°C (623K)
Color
white
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