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BICARBONATO POTASIO [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
KHCO3
formula, see observation
DEF

A white powder or granules, or transparent colorless crystals, used in baking powder and in medicine as an antacid.

CONT

Potassium bicarbonate [is soluble] in water and potassium carbonate solution; insoluble in alcohol ... Uses: Baking; soft drinks; medicine (antacid); manufacture of pure potassium carbonate; fire-extinguishing agent; low pH liquid detergents; laboratory reagent.

OBS

Chemical formula: KHCO3

Key term(s)
  • acid potassium carbonate
  • baking soda

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
KHCO3
formula, see observation
DEF

Sel se présentant sous forme de cristaux incolores, ou bien de poudre ou de granules blancs, solubles dans l'eau et insolubles dans l'alcool.

OBS

[Usages :] Levure artificielle, diurétique, détersif. On l'emploie aussi dans certaines boissons gazeuses.

OBS

Formule chimique : KHCO3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
KHCO3
formula, see observation
OBS

Se utiliza el subíndice para la cifra (3) dentro de la fórmula química.

OBS

Fórmula química: KHCO3

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