POTASSIUM CITRATE

NAME :- POTASSIUM CITRATE

IUPAC NAME :- tripotassium citrate

CAS NO. :- 866-84-2

FORMULA :- C6H5K3O7

SYNONYMS :- kajos;seltz-k;porekal;kaliksir;SODIUM POTASSIUM;POTASSIUM CITRATE;Tripotassium citrate;sdTripotassium Citrate;potassiumcitrateanhydrous;HYDROXY CITRIC ACID SYNTHETIC

APPLICATION :- For use as an electrolyte replenisher and in the treatment of hypokalemia.

DESCRIPTION :- A white crystal or crystalline powder used as an electrolyte replenisher, in the treatment of hypokalemia, in buffer solutions, and in fertilizers . This compound belongs to the alkali metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is an alkali metal.