Chemicals
TopGeneral Information
Red prussiate and yellow prussiate are related chemicals.[1]
TopChemical & Physical Information
| Trivial name | Red Prussiate |
| Chemical name | Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(III) |
| Other names | Potassium ferrcyanide (EN), rood bloedloogzout (NL,BE) |
| Type of chemical | Ionic compound (salt) |
| Chemical formula | K3[Fe(CN)6] |
| CAS number | 1330-43-4 (anhydrous) 1303-96-4 (decahydrate) |
| Density | 1.89 g·cm-3 |
| Molar mass | 329.26 g·mol-1 |
| Melting point | 300 °C |
| Boiling point | n/a |
| Soluble | In water |
| Solubility (water, 20 °C) | 430 g·L-1  |
| Crystal Structure | Monoclinic |
| Appearance | Red crystalline solid |
| Colour | Red (yellow in low concentration solutions) |
| Safety summary | Harmful, toxic |
| Safety data | MSDS |
| Storage | Dry |
| Extra | - |
Photos
(3 cm)
Sources
[1] Wikipedia
[2] Specimen from my personal collection, photo taken by me.
[3] Mullin J.W. - Crystallization, 2001
