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Tri potassium phosphate is a water-soluble ionic salt which has the chemical formula K3PO4. It is used as a food additive for its properties as an emulsifier, foaming agent and whipping agent. In combination with fatty acids, it is a potential antimicrobial agent in poultry processing. As a fertilizer, its proportions of N, P2O5, and K2O are 0-33-67, making it one of the few fertilizer compounds in which the nutrient percentages have a total of 100%.
K3PO4; mol. wt. 212.27. Usually contains about one mol. H2O (9%) and small amount of carbonate. White, deliquesce, granular powder. m. p.1340. Very soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol. The aqueous solution. is strongly alkaline. Keep well closed.
