potassium nitrate

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q177836
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potassium nitrate

Summary

potassium nitrate is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,840 views/month, #101 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • potassium nitrate's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • potassium nitrate's chemical structure is recorded as Potassium nitrate structure.svg[4].
  • potassium nitrate's GND ID is recorded as 4328375-5[5].
  • potassium nitrate's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 7757-79-1[6].
  • potassium nitrate's EC number is recorded as 231-818-8[7].
  • potassium nitrate's canonical SMILES is recorded as N+([O-])[O-].[K+]N+([O-])[O-].[K+]">[8].
  • potassium nitrate's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/K.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1[9].
  • potassium nitrate's InChIKey is recorded as FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • potassium nitrate's chemical formula is recorded as KNO₃[11].
  • potassium nitrate's subclass of is recorded as chemical compound[12].
  • potassium nitrate's has use is recorded as food additive[13].
  • potassium nitrate's has use is recorded as explosive chemicals[14].
  • potassium nitrate's has use is recorded as nitrogen fertilizer[15].
  • potassium nitrate's Commons category is recorded as Potassium nitrate[16].
  • potassium nitrate's said to be the same as is recorded as Kno3[17].
  • potassium nitrate's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as C023844[18].
  • potassium nitrate's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 51371[19].
  • potassium nitrate's has part is recorded as nitrogen[20].
  • potassium nitrate's has part is recorded as potassium[21].
  • potassium nitrate's has part is recorded as oxygen[22].
  • potassium nitrate's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1644029[23].
  • potassium nitrate's E number is recorded as E252[24].
  • potassium nitrate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h5p_[25].
  • potassium nitrate's UNII is recorded as RU45X2JN0Z[26].
  • potassium nitrate's RTECS number is recorded as TT3700000[27].

Why It Matters

potassium nitrate ranks in the top 0.8% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,840 views/month, #101 of 12,596).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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