Potassium perbromate

K 0 Br 0 O
Names
IUPAC name
Potassium perbromate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/BrHO4.K/c2-1(3,4)5;/h(H,2,3,4,5);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: VXLUZERCXISKBW-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [O-]Br(=O)(=O)=O.[K+]
Properties
KBrO4
Molar mass 183 g/mol
Density 3.08 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Potassium perbromate is the chemical compound composed of the potassium ion and the perbromate ion, with the chemical formula KBrO4.

Preparation

Potassium perbromate can be prepared by reacting perbromic acid with potassium hydroxide:[1]

HBrO4 + KOH → KBrO4 + H2O

References

  1. ^ Georg Brauer (Hrsg.), with the collaboration of Marianne Baudler and others: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6, S. 333.