Potassium perbromate is the

chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...

composed of the

potassium Potassium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol K (from Neo-Latin ) and atomic number19. It is a silvery white metal that is soft enough to easily cut with a knife. Potassium metal reacts rapidly with atmospheric oxygen to ...

ion and the

perbromate In chemistry, the perbromate ion is the anion with the chemical formula . It is an oxyanion of bromine, the conjugate base of perbromic acid, in which bromine has the oxidation state +7. Unlike its chlorine () and iodine () analogs, it is diffi ...

ion, with the chemical formula KBrO₄.

Preparation

Potassium perbromate can be prepared by reacting perbromic acid with

potassium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula K OH, and is commonly called caustic potash. Along with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), KOH is a prototypical strong base. It has many industrial and niche applications, most of which utili ...

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(Hrsg.), with the collaboration of

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and others: ''Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry.'' 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, , S. 333. :

References

Potassium compounds Perbromates {{inorganic-compound-stub