Potassium Chloride Oral

K+10; K+8; K-Dur; K-Tab; Kaon-Cl; Klor-Con

... POTASSIUM (K-Norm®, K-Dur®, Slow-K®, Micro-K®, and many others) is a naturally occurring salt that is important for the normal functioning of the heart, muscles, and nerves. Too much or too little potassium in the body can cause serious problems. Potassium occurs naturally in many foods and is normally supplied by a balanced diet. Potassium supplements are used to treat potassium deficiency (hypokalemia) that occurs in certain illnesses or from use of certain medicines. Potassium comes as different salts and generic potassium salts are available in tablet form. ...

Potassium chloride IUPAC name potassium chloride General Molecular formula KCl Molecular weight 74.55 amu Appearance white crystalline solid CAS number [7447-40-7] MSDS Potassium chloride MSDS Other names sylvite (mineral form) muriate of potash Bulk Properties Density 1.987 g/cm3 Solubility water: 34.4 g/100 cm3 (cold) ethanol: 0.4 g/ cm3 acetone: insoluble Melting point 776 °C (1049 K) boiling (sublimation) point 1500 °C (1770 K) Hazards: see text ...