Substance profile
Potassium ferrite
Potassium ferrite: other Solid.
01 · Identification
What Potassium ferrite is
Potassium ferrite: other Solid. Its molecular formula is FeKO2 and its molecular weight is 126.94 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Potassium ferrite identifiers and molecular data
Potassium ferrite CAS number and EC number
Potassium ferrite molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Potassium ferrite hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Potassium ferrite pictograms and signal word
Potassium ferrite hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.
Potassium ferrite hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Potassium ferrite. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Potassium ferrite
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Potassium ferrite issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Potassium ferrite precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 9 precautionary statements to Potassium ferrite. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Potassium ferrite name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | калиев ферит |
| Spanish español | Ferrita de potasio |
| Czech čeština | ferit draselný |
| Danish dansk | kaliumferrit |
| German Deutsch | Kaliumferrit |
| Estonian eesti | kaaliumferrit |
| Greek ελληνικά | σιδηρικό κάλιο |
| English English | potassium ferrite |
| French français | ferrite de potassium |
| Croatian hrvatski | kalijev ferit |
| Italian italiano | ferrite potassica |
| Latvian latviešu | kālija ferīts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | kalio feritas |
| Hungarian magyar | kálium-ferrit |
| Maltese Malti | ferrit tal-potassju |
| Dutch Nederlands | kaliumferriet |
| Polish polski | żelazian potasu |
| Portuguese português | ferrite potássica |
| Romanian română | ferit de potasiu |
| Slovak slovenčina | ferit draselný |
| Slovenian slovenščina | kalijev ferit |
| Finnish suomi | kaliumferriitti |
| Swedish svenska | kaliumferrit |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Potassium ferrite GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Potassium ferrite, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Potassium ferrite
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Potassium ferrite — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Potassium ferrite?
The CAS number of Potassium ferrite is 12160-44-0. Its EC number is 430-010-4.
What is the chemical formula of Potassium ferrite?
The molecular formula of Potassium ferrite is FeKO2 and its molecular weight is 126.94 g/mol.
What does a Potassium ferrite label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Potassium ferrite carries the pictograms Corrosion and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is Potassium ferrite flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Potassium ferrite no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Potassium ferrite a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Potassium ferrite. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
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