IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Potassium formate with Bismuth formate and Water

Components:
   (1) Potassium formate; KCHO2; [590-29-4]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Bismuth formate; Bi(CHO2)3; [25573-24-4]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Chaplygina, N.M.; Itkina, L.S., Zh. Neorg. Khim. 28, 261-3 (1983).

Variables:

   Concentration = Composition at 25 ºC

Prepared By:
   Chr. Balarew and St. Trendafilova

Experimental Remarks:

   The molality values were calculated by the compilers.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
(Please see footnotes following the table(s).)
  
Solubility values in the KCHO2-Bi(CHO2)3-H2O system at 25 °C.
Chemical1PhaseMass Fraction w1m1 [mol kg-1]Chemical2Mass Fraction w2m2 [mol kg-1]Solid Phase(s)a
KCHO2Liquid45.5810.07Bi(CHO2)30.590.032A
KCHO2Liquid47.0010.63Bi(CHO2)30.440.024A
KCHO2Liquid48.5011.30Bi(CHO2)30.480.027A
KCHO2Liquid50.9312.44Bi(CHO2)30.370.022A
KCHO2Liquid61.8719.47Bi(CHO2)30.340.026A
KCHO2Liquid62.6020.03Bi(CHO2)30.240.019A
KCHO2Liquid65.6422.87Bi(CHO2)30.230.020A
KCHO2Liquid74.2934.55Bi(CHO2)30.140.016A
KCHO2Liquid76.0538.07Bi(CHO2)30.200.024A
KCHO2Liquid77.3340.90Bi(CHO2)30.190.025A
KCHO2Liquid79.4846.56Bi(CHO2)30.230.033A+B
Notes:
   a  The solid phases are: A = K2Bi(CHO2)5 and B = KCHO2.

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The isothermal method was used. Three weeks were allowed for equilibration. The potassium content of both phases was determined by flame photometry. The bismuth content was determined complexometrically. The composition of the solid phases was determined by Schreinemakers' method, by IR spectroscopy, TG analysis and x-ray diffraction.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   Bismuth formate was prepared by the reaction of p.a. grade Bi2O3 with 40% formic acid. 1 KCHO2 was prepared by the reaction of 85% p.a. grade formic acid with KOH. The crystals were washed with ethanol and dried over sulfuric acid.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: No information is given.
   Temperature: No information is given.

References:
   1C. I. Stalhandske, Acta Chem. Scand. 23, 1525 (1969).