Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 237-262-2 | CAS number: 13709-94-9
Melting point / freezing point
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- melting point/freezing point
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Remarks:
- Taken from peer-reviewed literature / handbook
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Author:
- Lide, D.R. (Editor)
- Year:
- 2 010
- Bibliographic source:
- 90th Edition CD-ROM Version, CRC Press Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Guideline:
- other: not stated
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Information was taken from peer-reviewed literature / handbook.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Type of method:
- other: not stated
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Potassium metaborate
- EC Number:
- 237-262-2
- EC Name:
- Potassium metaborate
- Cas Number:
- 13709-94-9
- Molecular formula:
- BKO2
- IUPAC Name:
- potassium metaborate
- Test material form:
- solid: crystalline
- Remarks:
- white hexagonal crystals
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Melting / freezing point
- Key result
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- 947 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: no further information given
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Data was taken from a peer-reviewed handbook and is hence considered as sufficiently reliable.
- Executive summary:
The melting point of potassium metaborate is 947°C.
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