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| | Olympus MIC-D: Polarized Light Gallery - Potassium Chloride (KCl) |
 | | To a chemist, potassium chloride is also known as monopotassium chloride, potassium muriate, or potassium monochloride, and features the very simple molecule consisting of a single potassium and chlorine atom that readily dissociate in water into ions. |
 | | Potassium chloride forms colorless chunks and to geologists, forms the mineral sylvite (or sylvine), a major source of potash for fertilizers and the chemical industry. |
 | | Crystals of sylvite are transparent to translucent, but may be tinted red, blue, or yellow, and melt at 776 degrees Celsius, sublime at 1,500 degrees Celsius, and feature a molecular weight of 74.55. |
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