Barium hypochlorite

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| verifiedrevid = | Name = Barium hypochlorite | ImageFile = Barium hypochlorite.svg | ImageSize = 200px | ImageName = | OtherNames = |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID_Ref = | ChemSpiderID = 55536 | InChI = 1S/Ba.2ClO/c;21-2/q+2;2-1 | InChIKey = HPEWZLCIOKVLBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N | SMILES = [O-]Cl.[O-]Cl.[Ba+2] | CASNo = 13477-10-6 | PubChem = 61628 | RTECS = | EINECS = |Section2={{Chembox Properties | Formula = | MolarMass = 240.232 g/mol | Appearance = white to colorless crystals | Density = | Solubility = reacts | SolubleOther = | MeltingPtC = 235 | MeltingPt_notes = (decomposes) | BoilingPt = |Section4={{Chembox Thermochemistry | DeltaHf = | Entropy = |Section7={{Chembox Hazards | ExternalSDS = | LD50 = |Section9 = {{Chembox Related |OtherAnions = |OtherCations = |OtherCompounds = Barium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (also written as ). It is the barium salt of hypochlorous acid. It consists of barium cations and hypochlorite anions .

Applications

It is used as a bleaching agent of textiles, paper and pulp; in the decontamination of explosives; as an antiseptic; as an ingredient to make chloropicrin.

References

  • Chemical Encyclopedia / Editorial Board.: Knunyants IL and others. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1988. - T. 1. - 623 p.
  • Handbook of chemical / Editorial Board.: Nikolsky BP and others. - 3rd ed., Rev. - L. : Chemistry, 1971. - T. 2. - 1168 s

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