Title: Potassium Tellurate(IV)
CAS Registry Number: 7790-58-1
Additional Names: Potassium tellurite
Molecular Formula: K2O3Te
Molecular Weight: 253.79
Percent Composition: K 30.81%, O 18.91%, Te 50.28%
Line Formula: K2TeO3
Properties: White, granular powder. Sol in water to an alkaline soln.
Use: In 1:50,000 soln for detecting presence of living pathogenic bacteria in sera and vaccines, such organisms forming characteristic black reduction compds. |