Sodium chloroplatinate is a yellow-orange or red-brown crystalline solid. Odorless
Yellow powder. Soluble in alcohol,
water. Noncombustible.
Etching on zinc, indelible ink, microscopy, mir-
rors, photography, plating, catalyst, determination
of potassium.
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides.