Rochelle Salts

Description

A double salt of tartaric acid first prepared by an apothecary, Pierre Seignette, of La Rochelle, France. Potassium sodium tartrate and monopotassium phosphate were the first materials discovered to exhibit piezoelectricity. Used in the process of silvering mirrors.

Additional information

CAS#

‎304-59-6

Formula

KNaC4H4O6·4H2O

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