| BARIUM CHLORATE | ||
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |
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| CAS NO. | 13477-00-4
(Anhydrous), 10294-38-9 (Monohydrate) |
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| EINECS NO. | 236-760-7 | |
| FORMULA | Ba(ClO3)2 | |
| MOL WT. | 304.23 | |
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H.S. CODE |
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| TOXICITY | ||
| SYNONYMS | Chloric Acid, Barium Salt; | |
| DERIVATION | ||
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CLASSIFICATION |
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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| PHYSICAL STATE | white crystalline solid | |
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| BOILING POINT | ||
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 3.18 | |
| SOLUBILITY IN WATER | soluble (27.5g/ml) | |
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AUTOIGNITION |
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NFPA RATINGS |
Health: 1 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 1 Other: Oxidizer | |
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| FLASH POINT | Not combustible | |
| STABILITY | Stable under ordinary conditions. | |
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APPLICATIONS |
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| Barium Chlorate is used in the pyrotechnics to give a bright light for illumination (especially green light). It is a powerful oxidizing agent. It is used to manufacture explosives and matches because of its ability to produce oxygen. Chlorate is a powerful ingredient of bleaching powder used in paper and pulp processing and calico printing. | ||
| SALES SPECIFICATION (MONOHYDRATE) | ||
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APPEARANCE |
white crystalline solid | |
| ASSAY |
98.0%
min
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PARTICLE SIZE |
1.0% max (bigger than 150µm) |
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Fe |
0.003% max |
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WATER |
5.8% max |
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| TRANSPORTATION | ||
| PACKING | 100kgs in drum | |
| HAZARD CLASS | 5.1 (Packing Group: II) | |
| UN NO. | 1485 | |
| OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Hazard Symbols: XN O, Risk Phrases: 9-20/22, Safety Phrases:13-27 | ||
| Chlorate is the common name for chlorate(V) salt. The related names to the acids are clear when the oxidation number statement is appended; hypochlorite [or chlorate(I)] contains the ion, ClO- ; chlorite [or chlorate(III)], ClO2-; Chlorate [or chlorate(V)], ClO3-; perchlorate [or chlorate(VII)], ClO4-. | ||
