- CAS number 7722-64-7
- Molecular formula KMnO4
- Molar mass 158.034 g/mol
- Application: Water treatment and disinfection, as an oxidant, potassium permanganate can act as an antiseptic.
- Physical properties:
Dark purple to bronze colored crystals; has a sweet taste. Crystals could be grainy or needle shaped. It is soluble in water and its solutions are from faint pink to deep violet depending on concentration. Grains of potassium permanganate are irrigative. It is a strong oxidizing agent.
