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IUPAC name Barium dichlorate | |
Other names Chloric acid, barium salt | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.404 |
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UN number | 1445 |
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Properties | |
Ba(ClO3)2 | |
Molar mass | 304.23 g/mol |
Appearance | white solid |
Density | 3.18 g/cm3, solid |
Melting point | 413.9 °C (777.0 °F; 687.0 K) (decomposes) |
27.5 g/100 ml (20 °C) | |
-87.5·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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Danger | |
H271, H302, H332, H411 | |
P210, P220, P221, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P283, P301+P312, P304+P312, P304+P340, P306+P360, P312, P330, P370+P378, P371+P380+P375, P391, P501 | |
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | Barium Chlorate MSDS |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Barium chlorate, Ba(ClO3)2, is the barium salt of chloric acid. It is a white crystalline solid, and like all soluble barium compounds, irritant and toxic. It is sometimes used in pyrotechnics to produce a green color. It also finds use in the production of chloric acid.
Barium chlorate can be produced through a double replacement reaction between solutions of barium chloride and sodium chlorate:
On concentrating and chilling the resulting mixture, barium chlorate precipitates. This is perhaps the most common preparation, exploiting the lower solubility of barium chlorate compared to sodium chlorate.[ citation needed ]
The above method does result in some sodium contamination, which is undesirable for pyrotechnic purposes, where the strong yellow of sodium can easily overpower the green of barium. Sodium-free barium chlorate can be produced directly through electrolysis: [1]
It can also be produced by the reaction of barium carbonate with boiling ammonium chlorate solution: [1] [ unreliable source? ]
The reaction initially produces barium chlorate and ammonium carbonate; boiling the solution decomposes the ammonium carbonate and drives off the resulting ammonia and carbon dioxide, leaving only barium chlorate in solution.
When exposed to heat, barium chlorate alone will decompose to barium chloride and oxygen:
Barium chlorate is used to produce chloric acid, the formal precursor to all chlorate salts, through its reaction with dilute sulfuric acid, which results in a solution of chloric acid and insoluble barium sulfate precipitate:[ citation needed ]
Both the chlorate and the acid should be prepared as dilute solutions before mixing, such that the chloric acid produced is dilute, as concentrated solutions of chloric acid (above 30%) are unstable and prone to decompose, sometimes explosively.
Barium chlorate, when burned with a fuel, produces a vibrant green light. Because it is an oxidizer, a chlorine donor, and contains a metal, this compound produces a green color that is unparalleled. However, due to the instability of all chlorates to sulfur, acids, and ammonium ions, chlorates have been banned from use in class C fireworks in the United States. Therefore, more and more firework producers have begun to use more stable compound such as barium nitrate and barium carbonate. [2]
Barium chlorate is toxic to humans and can also harm the environment. It is very harmful to aquatic organisms if it is leached into bodies of water. Chemical spills of this compound, although not common, can harm entire ecosystems and should be prevented. [3] It is necessary to dispose of this compound as hazardous waste. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists barium chlorate as hazardous. [4]
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2O, a pale greenish-yellow solid which is not explosive and is stable if kept refrigerated.
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