Potassium Metal

Product Code : SCL-LC-12272

The Potassium Metal lab chemical is a highly reactive alkali metal used for supervised chemistry teaching, controlled reagent work, and institutional demonstrations of Group 1 metal behaviour. It is suitable only for trained chemistry laboratories, colleges, science departments, institutional tenders, distributors, and procurement buyers with approved hazardous-chemical controls.

Product Description

Potassium Metal from Science Lab Supplies is intended for controlled institutional laboratory use where metallic potassium is required under an approved SOP. The exact purity, pack size, piece form, protective storage medium, batch number, SDS, COA, shelf life, and dangerous-goods transport documents must be confirmed before quotation or publication.

Potassium metal is represented by the chemical symbol K. It is water-reactive, pyrophoric, and a strong reducing material, so it must be handled only by trained personnel. This page describes laboratory-use potassium metal only, not consumer, household, demonstration-entertainment, or unsupervised student use.

Key Features

• Reactive alkali metal: suitable for trained laboratory use and approved chemistry demonstrations only.
• Formula reference: potassium metal is represented by the symbol K.
• Group 1 teaching value: supports lessons on alkali metals, metallic bonding, oxidation, and chemical reactivity.
• Protective storage required: final supplied medium must be confirmed from the product label and SDS.
• Strict moisture control: must be kept away from water, damp tools, humid air, acids, oxidizers, and incompatible materials.
• Documentation-led supply: SDS, COA, purity, batch number, and transport classification should be verified before use.
• Restricted institutional handling: not suitable for unsupervised students, open classrooms, or household storage.

Technical Specifications

What's Included in the Kit

• 1 × Potassium Metal container 
• Protective storage medium or sealed containment
• Safety Data Sheet, Certificate of Analysis, batch label, retest/shelf-life detail, and transport documents

Applications / Uses

• Teaching alkali-metal properties under controlled institutional supervision
• Explaining Group 1 trends, metallic reactivity, oxidation, and reducing behaviour
• Supporting approved reagent use by trained personnel under written SOPs
• Demonstrating hazardous-chemical storage, segregation, and SDS interpretation
• Supporting tender-based procurement for controlled chemistry lab inventories

How to Use the Potassium Metal

1. Review the current SDS, product label, transport classification, and institutional risk assessment before use.
2. Allow only trained laboratory personnel to access or handle the container.
3. Wear suitable PPE as required by the SDS, including eye or face protection and compatible dry gloves.
4. Work only in an approved dry handling area with written SOP, supervision, and emergency controls.
5. Keep potassium metal under its approved protective medium or containment except during authorised handling.
6. Use only the minimum quantity specified by the approved procedure.
7. Keep away from water, damp surfaces, acids, oxidizers, halogenated solvents, and unknown chemicals.
8. Return the container to the approved restricted chemical-storage area immediately after authorised use.

Safety note: Potassium Metal is water-reactive and pyrophoric. Do not cut, heat, transfer, demonstrate, neutralise, or dispose of it without a written SOP, trained supervision, emergency controls, and current SDS guidance.

Care & Maintenance

• Store tightly closed under the approved protective medium or sealed containment in a dry, restricted-access area.
• Keep away from sinks, water lines, humidity, acids, oxidizers, and unauthorized users.
• Inspect the container periodically for leakage, damaged seals, corrosion, or drying of protective medium.
• Maintain SDS, COA, batch number, pack size, protective-medium details, and transport documents for audit control.

Why Choose Science Lab Supplies

Science Lab Supplies manufactures and exports scientific laboratory instruments, lab experiment setups, science kits, mathematics kits, didactic models, and STEM models. Its lab-chemical range supports chemistry laboratories with reagents and teaching chemicals for institutional and tender requirements. The brand supplies educational laboratory products for schools, colleges, distributors, and export buyers, with chemical documentation to be verified for each shipment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Potassium Metal used for in a laboratory?

Potassium Metal is used for supervised chemistry teaching and approved reagent procedures involving alkali-metal properties, Group 1 reactivity, and chemical-safety training.

What is the formula of Potassium Metal?

The chemical symbol of Potassium Metal is K. Its CAS number is 7440-09-7 and its atomic weight is about 39.10 g/mol.

Is Potassium Metal hazardous?

Yes. Potassium Metal is water-reactive and pyrophoric, and it requires SDS-based storage, dry handling conditions, trained supervision, and restricted access.

What protective medium is supplied?

The protective medium is not confirmed. Add mineral oil, paraffin oil, kerosene, ampoule, or other storage-medium details only after verifying the final label and SDS.

Is Potassium Metal suitable for school chemistry labs?

It is suitable only where the institution permits potassium metal handling and trained staff control the procedure. It should not be issued for unsupervised student handling.

Does it include SDS or COA?

SDS and COA availability must be confirmed for the final supply. These documents should be requested before procurement, storage, transport, classroom use, or disposal planning.

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