Potassium Nitrate, Classification : Nitrate

We are eminent Supplier of Potassium Nitrate from Vapi, Gujarat. Potassium Nitrate, having White Crystal appearance, is prepared commercially by reaction of potassium chloride with sodium nitrate at our vendor’s end. Potassium Nitrate, we deal in, is soluble in hot water and slightly soluble in cold water. It is extensively used as the main constituent for oxygen-supply in gunpowder and also in explosives, fertilizers, fireworks, and as a preservative in foods such as meats.
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Potassium Nitrate, chemical compound, KNO3, occurring as colorless, prismatic crystals or as a white powder; it is found pure in nature as the mineral saltpeter, or niter. (The name saltpeter is also applied to Sodium Nitrate, although less frequently). It is slightly soluble in cold water and very soluble in hot water. Potassium nitrate is prepared commercially by the reaction of potassium chloride with sodium nitrate. When potassium nitrate decomposes (on heating), it releases oxygen; it has been used extensively as the oxygen-supplying component of gunpowder since about the 12th cent. It is also used in explosives, fireworks, model rocket propellants, matches, and fertilizers, as a preservative in foods (especially meats), and in the manufacture of nitric acid and of glass.