potassium metabisulfite

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q417881
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potassium metabisulfite

Summary

potassium metabisulfite is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • potassium metabisulfite's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • potassium metabisulfite's chemical structure is recorded as Potassium-metabisulfite-2D.svg[4].
  • potassium metabisulfite's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 16731-55-8[5].
  • potassium metabisulfite's EC number is recorded as 240-795-3[6].
  • potassium metabisulfite's canonical SMILES is recorded as [O-]S(=O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+][7].
  • potassium metabisulfite's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/2K.H2O5S2/c;;1-6(2)7(3,4)5/h;;(H,1,2)(H,3,4,5)/q2*+1;/p-2[8].
  • potassium metabisulfite's InChIKey is recorded as RWPGFSMJFRPDDP-UHFFFAOYSA-L[9].
  • potassium metabisulfite's chemical formula is recorded as K₂S₂O₅[10].
  • potassium metabisulfite's subclass of is recorded as S-alkyl thiosulfate anion[11].
  • potassium metabisulfite's has use is recorded as food additive[12].
  • potassium metabisulfite's Commons category is recorded as Potassium metabisulfite[13].
  • potassium metabisulfite's has part is recorded as potassium[14].
  • potassium metabisulfite's has part is recorded as oxygen[15].
  • potassium metabisulfite's has part is recorded as sulfur[16].
  • potassium metabisulfite's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL2106901[17].
  • potassium metabisulfite's E number is recorded as E224[18].
  • potassium metabisulfite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/088ztn[19].
  • potassium metabisulfite's UNII is recorded as 65OE787Q7W[20].
  • potassium metabisulfite's RTECS number is recorded as TT4920000[21].
  • potassium metabisulfite's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 26061[22].
  • potassium metabisulfite's PubChem CID is recorded as 28019[23].
  • potassium metabisulfite's PubChem CID is recorded as 169445793[24].
  • potassium metabisulfite's ZVG number is recorded as 3160[25].
  • potassium metabisulfite's DrugBank ID is recorded as DB15841[26].
  • potassium metabisulfite's Open Food Facts food additive ID is recorded as e224-potassium-metabisulphite[27].

Why It Matters

potassium metabisulfite ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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