Barium chlorate

Barium chlorate
Names
IUPAC name
Barium dichlorate
Other names
Chloric acid, barium salt
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.404
EC Number
  • 236-760-7
RTECS number
  • FN9770000
UNII
UN number 1445
  • InChI=1S/Ba.2ClHO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/h;2*(H,2,3,4)/q+2;;/p-2 Y
    Key: ISFLYIRWQDJPDR-UHFFFAOYSA-L Y
  • InChI=1/Ba.2ClHO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/h;2*(H,2,3,4)/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: ISFLYIRWQDJPDR-NUQVWONBAT
  • [Ba+2].[O-]Cl(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)=O
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
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
500.1 mg/kg
(4h) 1.5 mg/l - dust/mist
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
0.5 mg/m3 (Vacated)
IDLH (Immediate danger)
50 mg/m3
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).
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Infobox references

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 colour. It also finds use in the production of chloric acid.