Question

Difference between the properties of potassium oxalate and potassium per chlorate

Answer 1

Answer:

POTASSIUM OXALATE:

molecular formula: C2K2O4

Chemical Names: Potassium neutral oxalate

                              Ethanedioic acid, dipotassium salt

Molecular Weight:  166.215 g/mol

A strong dicarboxylic acid occurring in many plants and vegetables. It is produced in the body by metabolism of glyoxylic acid or ascorbic acid. It is not metabolized but excreted in the urine. It is used as an analytical reagent and general reducing agent.

Potassium perchlorate:

Molecular Formula: KClO4 or ClKO4

Chemical Names: Peroidin

                              Perchloric acid, potassium salt

Molecular Weight: 138.544 g/mol

Potassium perchlorate is an inorganic salt with the chemical formula KClO4. It is a strong oxidizer with the lowest solubility of the alkali metal perchlorates. Potassium is most commonly used in flares and automobile airbags [A32609]. The use of potassium perchlorate as a component in sealing gaskets for food containers has been revoked by the FDA following the use being abandoned by the industry [L2365]. Potassium perchlorate acts as a competitive inhibitor of iodine uptake by the thyroid gland and attenuates the production of the thyroid hormone.