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| Product Name | Potassium iodide |
| Appearance | white to off-white crystalline powder |
| Purity | 99% |
| Molecular Weight | 166 |
| CAS No | 7681-11-0 |
| Molecular Formula | IK |
| Introduction: Potassium iodide is a chemical compound, medication, and dietary supplement.As a medication it is used to treat hyperthyroidism, in radiation emergencies, and to protect the thyroid gland when certain types of radiopharmaceuticals are used. In the developing world it is also used to treat skin sporotrichosis and phycomycosis.As a supplement it is used in those who have low intake of iodine in the diet.It is given by mouth. |
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Function:
1. Potassium Iodide, also called KI is a salt of stable (not radioactive) iodine. The compound is required by the body to make thyroid hormones.
2. The major uses of potassium iodide include nutritional supplement in animal feeds. It is also used medicinally in tablets, and also fins application in hair dyes.
3. Potassium Iodide is sometimes added in small quantities to table salt for idolization. This crystalline salt is also used as a fluorescence quenching agent in biomedical research because of collisional quenching by its iodide ion.
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