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Potassium hydride
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<p>Potassium hydride, KH, is the <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> of <a href="/facts/Potassium/FWPwS7Rj">potassium</a> and <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a>. It is an <a href="/facts/Alkali_metal_hydride/v2rlBGMg">alkali metal hydride</a>. It is a white solid, although commercial samples appear gray. It is a powerful <a href="/facts/Superbase/HyFVR2U3">superbase</a> that is useful in <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/aprl6Iq7">organic synthesis</a>. It is sold commercially as a slurry (~35%) in <a href="/facts/Mineral_oil/KjXl9BUo">mineral oil</a> or sometimes <a href="/facts/Paraffin_wax/11Dyraqg">paraffin wax</a> to facilitate dispensing. </p>