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Barium nitrate

99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Barium dinitrate, Barium(2+)dinitrate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
Ba(NO3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
261.34
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: barium

impurities

≤3% water

mp

592 °C (dec.) (lit.)

cation traces

Sr: <5 ppm

SMILES string

[Ba++].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/Ba.2NO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/q+2;2*-1

InChI key

IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Barium nitrate is a white cubic crystal, it′s a density 3.24 g/cc, melts at 590°C, soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol.

Pictograms

Flame over circleSkull and crossbones

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 2

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Synthesis of micro porous barium nitrate with improved ignition reliability as a reliable
pyrotechnic oxidant
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 18, 707-711 null
Ilker Kara et al.
Journal of forensic sciences, 60(4), 1030-1033 (2015-04-14)
In this study, chemical composition and morphology of gunshot residue (GSR) of 9 × 19 mm Parabellum-type MKE (Turkey)-brand ammunition were analyzed by scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. GSR samples were collected by "swab" technique from the shooter's right hand
[Comparative toxicity of various barium compounds].
T A Akinfieva et al.
Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevaniia, (6)(6), 45-46 (1984-06-01)
[Suicidal poisoning with barium nitrate].
Z Kołaciński
Polski tygodnik lekarski (Warsaw, Poland : 1960), 42(11), 339-341 (1987-03-16)
G G Liu et al.
Journal of environmental sciences (China), 13(1), 75-78 (2001-10-10)
In this paper, the effect of Ba(NO3)2 on the efficiency of sulfur fixation of calcium oxide during coal combustion was studied. The results showed that addition of barium nitrate to the CaO can enhance the sulfur removal rate of CaO

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