potassium biphthalate
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potassium biphthalate
(pə′tas·ē·əm bī′tha′lāt)
(organic chemistry) HOOCC6H4COOK A crystalline compound, soluble in 12 parts of water; used as a buffer in pH determinations and as a primary standard for preparation of volumetric alkali solutions. Also known as acid potassium phthalate; potassium acid phthalate; potassium hydrogen phthalate.
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