Origin. - Prepared by the action of acetic acid upon potassium carbonate.

Description and Properties. - A white powder or crystalline masses, of a satiny lustre, odorless, and having a warm, saline taste; very deliquescent on exposure to the air. Soluble in 0.36 part of water and in 1.9 parts of alcohol; with increasing temperature it becomes much more soluble in both liquids. Potassium acetate should be kept in well-stoppered bottles.

Dose. - 15-00 grains (1.0-4.0 Gm.) [30 grains (2 Gm.), U. S. P.].