Potassium selenate, K
2SeO
4, is an odorless, white solid that forms as the potassium salt of selenic acid.
Preparation
Potassium selenate is produced by the reaction of selenium trioxide and potassium hydroxide.
- SeO3 + 2 KOH → K2SeO4 + H2O
Alternatively, it can be made by treating selenous acid with potassium hydroxide, followed by oxidation of the resulting potassium selenite with bromine water.[3]
- H2SeO3 + 2 KOH → K2SeO3 + 2 H2O
- K2SeO3 + 2 KOH + Br2 → K2SeO4 + 2 KBr + H2O
Uses
Potassium selenate can be used to produce selenium trioxide.[4] It can also use to treat selenium deficiency in livestock.[5]
References
- ^ "Potassium Selenate K2SeO4 Molecular Weight". EndMemo. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Potassium Selenate". American Elements. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Irene; Beath, Orville A. (2013). Selenium: Geobotany, Biochemistry, Toxicity, and Nutrition. Elsevier Science. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-4832-7590-1.
- ^ Sicius, Hermann (2015). Chalkogene : elemente der sechsten hauptgruppe (in German). Springer. p. 28. ISBN 978-3-658-10522-8. OCLC 919684689.
- ^ Wolfgang Löscher, Angelika Richter, Heidrun Potschka (2014). Pharmakotherapie bei Haus- und Nutztieren (in German). Stuttgart: Enke. ISBN 978-3-8304-1250-2. OCLC 891036290.
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