Potassium Nitrate
- Names of Compound:
- Potassium Nitrate
- Collo-Bo
- Dexol Stump Remover
- Niter
- Nitre
- Nitric Acid Potassium Salt (1:1)
- Nitric Acid, Potassium Salt
- Potash Nitrate
- Saltpeter
Structural Formula
- Chemical Formula: KNO3
- Molar Mass: 101.10 g/mol
- Physical Properties:
- colorless crystals
- dissolves in water and remains stable
- melting point = 334 degrees centigrade
- boiling point = 400 degrees centigrade
- freezing point = 1.86 degrees c/m
- density = 2.11 g/cm3
- Chemical Properties:
- Stability under ordinary conditions of use and storage
- May explode when mixed with other substance
- Harmful or fatal to humans if it is shallowed
- It could also cause fires
- It is an ionic bond
Historical Background
- Its origin is from Arabic and Latin
- It is naturally made
- The one who discovered this compound was Sir Humpchy Davy in the year 1807
- The uses and importance of it is:
- Acts as a fertilizer
- Preserving food
- Explosives
- Cigarette production
- Metal Work
- Production of glass
Explanation/Demonstration Ionic Bonding and Covalent Bonding
- The compounds that are composed in ionic bonding and Covalent bonding are:
- Nonmetal + Metals - Ionic Bonds
- Metal + Polyatomic ions - Ionic Bonds
- Nonmetal + Nonmetal - Covalent Bonds
- Hydrogen + Nonmetal - Covalent Bonds
- Ionic bonding is when there is a metals(Cations) and nonmetals(Anions) combine to make a compound
- Covalent Bonding is when nonmetals and nonmetals combine together
- The reason(s) for element bonding is (are):
- to complete the octet rule; meaning to have eight valence electrons on the outer most layer
Facts About Potassium
Bizarre Fact About The Compound
- Potassium Nitrate could start up fire
- It's harmful and it could be fatal is swallowed
- It could be used as a fertilizer
- It is used to preserve food
Bibliography
Resources
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/472373/potassium-K/5886/Principal-compounds-and-reactions-with-other-elements
- http://www.cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/1370
- http://www.ehow.com/list_7172642_properties-potassium-nitrate.html
- Science journal pgs. 47, 36, 34
- http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Organic_Chemistry/Fundamentals/Resonance_Forms
Extra
Resonance
Carbonate Ion Structure
- Resonance structures are structures that occur when it is possible to draw two or more valid electron dot structures that have the same number of electron pairs
- Explanation of resonance:
- It has a resonance structure because it has two or more electron structures drawn
- It is a better depiction of a lewis dot structure because they clearly show bonding in molecules
- Two resonance structures are not similar in position of multiple bonds and non bonding electrons
- The placement of atoms and single bonds always stay the same.
- Potassium Nitrate
- Collo-Bo
- Dexol Stump Remover
- Niter
- Nitre
- Nitric Acid Potassium Salt (1:1)
- Nitric Acid, Potassium Salt
- Potash Nitrate
- Saltpeter
- Chemical Formula: KNO3
- Molar Mass: 101.10 g/mol
- Physical Properties:
- colorless crystals
- dissolves in water and remains stable
- melting point = 334 degrees centigrade
- boiling point = 400 degrees centigrade
- freezing point = 1.86 degrees c/m
- density = 2.11 g/cm3
- Chemical Properties:
- Stability under ordinary conditions of use and storage
- May explode when mixed with other substance
- Harmful or fatal to humans if it is shallowed
- It could also cause fires
- It is an ionic bond
Historical Background
- Its origin is from Arabic and Latin
- It is naturally made
- The one who discovered this compound was Sir Humpchy Davy in the year 1807
- The uses and importance of it is:
- Acts as a fertilizer
- Preserving food
- Explosives
- Cigarette production
- Metal Work
- Production of glass
Explanation/Demonstration Ionic Bonding and Covalent Bonding
- The compounds that are composed in ionic bonding and Covalent bonding are:
- Nonmetal + Metals - Ionic Bonds
- Metal + Polyatomic ions - Ionic Bonds
- Nonmetal + Nonmetal - Covalent Bonds
- Hydrogen + Nonmetal - Covalent Bonds
- Ionic bonding is when there is a metals(Cations) and nonmetals(Anions) combine to make a compound
- Covalent Bonding is when nonmetals and nonmetals combine together
- The reason(s) for element bonding is (are):
- to complete the octet rule; meaning to have eight valence electrons on the outer most layer
Facts About Potassium
Bizarre Fact About The Compound
- Potassium Nitrate could start up fire
- It's harmful and it could be fatal is swallowed
- It could be used as a fertilizer
- It is used to preserve food
Bibliography
Resources
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/472373/potassium-K/5886/Principal-compounds-and-reactions-with-other-elements
- http://www.cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/1370
- http://www.ehow.com/list_7172642_properties-potassium-nitrate.html
- Science journal pgs. 47, 36, 34
- http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Organic_Chemistry/Fundamentals/Resonance_Forms
Extra
Resonance
Carbonate Ion Structure
- Resonance structures are structures that occur when it is possible to draw two or more valid electron dot structures that have the same number of electron pairs
- Explanation of resonance:
- It has a resonance structure because it has two or more electron structures drawn
- It is a better depiction of a lewis dot structure because they clearly show bonding in molecules
- Two resonance structures are not similar in position of multiple bonds and non bonding electrons
- The placement of atoms and single bonds always stay the same.
- colorless crystals
- dissolves in water and remains stable
- melting point = 334 degrees centigrade
- boiling point = 400 degrees centigrade
- freezing point = 1.86 degrees c/m
- density = 2.11 g/cm3
- Stability under ordinary conditions of use and storage
- May explode when mixed with other substance
- Harmful or fatal to humans if it is shallowed
- It could also cause fires
- It is an ionic bond
- Its origin is from Arabic and Latin
- It is naturally made
- The one who discovered this compound was Sir Humpchy Davy in the year 1807
- The uses and importance of it is:
- Acts as a fertilizer
- Preserving food
- Explosives
- Cigarette production
- Metal Work
- Production of glass
Explanation/Demonstration Ionic Bonding and Covalent Bonding
- The compounds that are composed in ionic bonding and Covalent bonding are:
- Nonmetal + Metals - Ionic Bonds
- Metal + Polyatomic ions - Ionic Bonds
- Nonmetal + Nonmetal - Covalent Bonds
- Hydrogen + Nonmetal - Covalent Bonds
- Ionic bonding is when there is a metals(Cations) and nonmetals(Anions) combine to make a compound
- Covalent Bonding is when nonmetals and nonmetals combine together
- The reason(s) for element bonding is (are):
- to complete the octet rule; meaning to have eight valence electrons on the outer most layer
Facts About Potassium
Bizarre Fact About The Compound
- Potassium Nitrate could start up fire
- It's harmful and it could be fatal is swallowed
- It could be used as a fertilizer
- It is used to preserve food
Bibliography
Resources
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/472373/potassium-K/5886/Principal-compounds-and-reactions-with-other-elements
- http://www.cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/1370
- http://www.ehow.com/list_7172642_properties-potassium-nitrate.html
- Science journal pgs. 47, 36, 34
- http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Organic_Chemistry/Fundamentals/Resonance_Forms
Extra
Resonance
Carbonate Ion Structure
Carbonate Ion Structure
- Resonance structures are structures that occur when it is possible to draw two or more valid electron dot structures that have the same number of electron pairs
- Explanation of resonance:
- It has a resonance structure because it has two or more electron structures drawn
- It is a better depiction of a lewis dot structure because they clearly show bonding in molecules
- Two resonance structures are not similar in position of multiple bonds and non bonding electrons
- The placement of atoms and single bonds always stay the same.
