Potassium Iodide

Potassium Iodide

compound
KI

The emergency radiation-protection compound kept in nuclear safety kits

Stockpiled near nuclear plants worldwide, potassium iodide tablets protect the thyroid — and this is their atomic blueprint.

Material

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Frame

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityPotassium iodide — Pcmn
FormulaKI
Crystal systemorthorhombic
Space groupP c m n
Lattice (a, b, c) Å9.3, 5.29, 6.42
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)