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Manganese(II)-potassium sulfate | |
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Names: | Manganese potassium sulfate Manganese Tutton's salt potassium manganese schoenite KMnSH KMSH |
Formula: | K2Mn(SO4)2 (anhydrous) K2Mn(SO4)2 · 6H2O (hexahydrate) |
Molar mass: | 325.256 g/mol (anhydrous) 433.345 g/mol (hexahydrate) |
Shapes: |
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Color: | pink |
Stability: | erodes (hexahydrate) hygroscopic (anhydrous) |
Hardness: | relatively strong |
Description
Inorganic compound, double salt of transitional metal manganese, alkaline metal potassium and inorganic sulfuric acid. From water solutions crystallizes as hexahydrate.
Precursors
Reaction between manganese(II) and potassium sulfates
Chemical equation:
100.00
g of manganese(II)-potassium sulfate hexahydrate
а 55.63
g of manganese(II) sulfate pentahydrate
and 40.21
g of potassium sulfate is required.Dissolve compounds in hot water apart and then mix solutions into one container with intense stirring. Cooling or evaporation of a solution will cause double salt crystallyzation.
Due to the high solubility of the product and the heat generated during dissolution, compounds should be added carefully and less amount of water is recommended..
Influence of impurities
Excess of one of sulfates leads to changing a shape of the final crystal. Excess of potassium sulfate makes crystals cloudy/opaque. Small addition of zinc-potassium sulfate changes crystal color to a lighter one, but adding a large amounts could lead to changing the crystal shape. It is also possible to cover crystals with a layer of other Tutton's salts, by placing the crystals into s saturated solution of other salt, producing a crystal-in-crystal.
Storage conditions
For crystal storing use hermetic vessel with small amount of saturated solution at the bottom or place wadding moistened with such solution. You can use such alternatives as vessel with vaseline or vegetable oil, organic non-hygroscopic solvent (kerosene, benzine or paraffin). Also you can use acrylate polymer or another kinds of solidifying plastic.
Solubility
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Manganese compounds | |
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Salts |
Manganese(II) acetate (Mn(CH3COO)2) • Manganese(II) chloride (MnCl2) • Manganese(II) formate (Mn(COOH)2) • Manganese(II) sulfate (MnSO4) |
Double salts |
Cerium(III)-cobalt-manganese nitrate (3(Co,Mn)(NO3)2 · 2Ce(NO3)3) • Cerium(III)-manganese nitrate (3Mn(NO3)2 · 2Ce(NO3)3) • Manganese(II)-ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2Mn(SO4)2) • Manganese(III)-ammonium sulfate (NH4Mn(SO4)2) • Manganese(II)-potassium sulfate (K2Mn(SO4)2) |