Potassium alum Wikipedia
Potassium alum, potash alum, or potassium aluminium sulfate is a chemical compound: the double sulfate of potassium and aluminium, with chemical formula KAl(SO 4) is commonly encountered as the dodecydrate, KAl(SO 4) 2 #183;12H 2 O. It crystallizes in an octedral structure in neutral solution and cubic structure in an alkali solution with space group P a 3 and lattice parameter of #197;.