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Potassium sulfate
CAS: 7778-80-5
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Chemistry: Potassium sulfate
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Chemical identity
- Molecular formula
- K2O4S
- Molecular weight
- 174.26 g/mol (identity reference)
- IUPAC name
- dipotassium;sulfate
- PubChem CID
- 24507
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Identity snapshot: 2026-11-02 UTC.
CAS identity reference ↗Core data coverage: 43.75%
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| Core field | Recorded information |
|---|---|
| Chemical name | Potassium sulfate Source ↗ |
| CAS number | 7778-80-5 Source ↗ |
| Synonyms | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Molecular formula | K2O4S Source ↗ |
| Molecular weight | 174.26 Source ↗ |
| IUPAC name | dipotassium;sulfate Source ↗ |
| PubChem CID | 24507 Source ↗ |
| Identity sources | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24507 Source ↗ Source reference recorded for this record's scope; source freshness is a separate review. |
| Uses | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Hazards | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Appearance | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Density | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Melting point | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Boiling point | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| Solubility | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
| SDS/TDS | Not yet recorded / may not apply |
Country production & commodity context
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Potash commodity group · 2025 · commodity context
Potash group in K2O equivalent, not separate potassium chloride or potassium sulfate output.
Reported world total: 49,000 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent. Country rows are rounded and may not sum to the world total.
| Country | commodity context | Share of reported world total |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 15,000 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 30.6% |
| Russia | 10,000 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 20.4% |
| People's Republic of China | 6,300 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 12.9% |
| Belarus | 6,000 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 12.2% |
| Germany | 3,000 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 6.1% |
| Laos | 2,400 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 4.9% |
| Israel | 2,000 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 4.1% |
| Jordan | 1,800 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 3.7% |
| Chile | 600 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 1.2% |
| United States of America | 500 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 1% |
| Spain | 450 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 0.9% |
| Brazil | 300 thousand tonnes K2O equivalent | ≈ 0.6% |
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · POTASH ↗ · accessed 2026-11-02
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Documents & supplier information
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Documents, origin & assessment
- Supplier documents
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- Manufacturing origin
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- EcoSafe assessment
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Sources
Original material source ↗Library source check: November 2, 2026. Sources may require supplier access.