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barium nitrate
Sign in to saveAlso known as barium dinitrate, barium salt of nitric acid
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- BaN2O6
- Molecular weight
- 261.34 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- barium(2+) dinitrate
- SMILES
- [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ba+2]
- InChIKey
- IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 126 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- oxygen
- Mass
- 261.881
- Image
- Barium nitrate.jpg
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- canonical SMILES
- [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ba+2]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0046
- density
- 3.24
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 50
- melting point
- 1094
- solubility
- 9
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 0.5
- median lethal dose (LD50)
- 390
- minimal lethal dose
- 10
- short-term exposure limit
- 1.5
- chemical formula
- BaN₂O₆
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Barium nitrate
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Barium nitrate is the inorganic compound of barium with the nitrate anion, having the chemical formula Ba(NO3)2. It, like most barium salts, is colorless, toxic, and water-soluble. It burns with a green flame and is an oxidizer; the compound is commonly used in pyrotechnics.
Manufacture, occurrence, and reactions
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