potassium chloride

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q184630
potassium chloride
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potassium chloride

Summary

potassium chloride is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • potassium chloride's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • potassium chloride's manufacturer is recorded as Pfizer[4].
  • potassium chloride's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cl-].[K+][5].
  • potassium chloride's chemical formula is recorded as KCl[6].
  • potassium chloride is a type of salt[7].
  • potassium chloride is a type of binary compound[8].
  • potassium chloride is used for food additive[9].
  • potassium chloride is used for salt substitute[10].
  • potassium chloride is used for medication[11].
  • potassium chloride's Commons category is recorded as Potassium chloride[12].
  • potassium chloride comprises potassium[13].
  • potassium chloride comprises chlorine[14].
  • potassium chloride comprises potassium cation[15].
  • potassium chloride comprises chloride ion[16].
  • potassium chloride's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • potassium chloride's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18].
  • potassium chloride's has characteristic is recorded as bitterness[19].
  • potassium chloride's different from is recorded as potassium chlorate[20].
  • potassium chloride's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.984'}[21].
  • potassium chloride's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+73.93255936'}[22].
  • potassium chloride's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+776'}[23].
  • potassium chloride's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+771'}[24].
  • potassium chloride's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+1407'}[25].
  • potassium chloride's medical condition treated is recorded as hypokalemia[26].
  • potassium chloride's electric dipole moment is recorded as {'unit': 'Q40603', 'amount': '+10.269'}[27].

Why It Matters

potassium chloride ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,196 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . pfizer.com. pfizer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BitterDB. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of salt, binary compound
    Local thumb
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28157, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 21d ago · Intolerable situation · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Manufacturer
    Has use food additive, salt substitute, medication
    Defined daily dose {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+3'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q16605146]]"
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