Refractive Index of KCl, Potassium Chloride

Potassium chloride (KCl) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine.

For a typical sample of KCl the refractive index and extinction coefficient at 632.8 nm are 1.488 and 0.000. Below are files of complete refractive index and extinction coefficients. If the file is not available for download, you can request our proprietary file by clicking "Request".

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Wavelength (nm)

Refractive Index Reference - Sopra Material Database

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