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Barium nitrate , 99.999% , 10022-31-8

Synonym(s):
Barium nitrate

CAS NO.:10022-31-8

Empirical Formula: BaN2O6

Molecular Weight: 261.34

MDL number: MFCD00003442

EINECS: 233-020-5

Update time: 2022-07-08

PRODUCT Properties

Melting point: 592 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Density  3.23
storage temp.  Store at +5°C to +30°C.
solubility  94g/l
form  Solid
Specific Gravity 3.24
color  White
Odor odorless
PH 5.0-8.0 (50g/l, H2O, 25℃)
Water Solubility  9 g/100 mL (20 ºC)
Sensitive  Hygroscopic
Merck  14,983
Solubility Product Constant (Ksp) pKsp: 2.33
Dielectric constant 5.8(0.0℃)
Exposure limits ACGIH: TWA 0.5 mg/m3
NIOSH: IDLH 50 mg/m3; TWA 0.5 mg/m3
Stability: Stable. Strong oxidizer - contact with combustible material may lead to fire. Incompatible with combustible material, reducing agents, acids, acid anhydrides. Moisture sensitive.
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Description and Uses

Barium nitrate is a stable, strong oxidiser. It is incompatible with combustible material, reducing agents, acids, acid anhydrides, and moisture-sensitive substance. Barium nitrate is poisonous, is a respiratory irritant, and is hazardous if mixed with flammable materials. Barium oxide plus zinc, aluminium and magnesium alloys are combustibles (paper, oil, wood), acids, and oxidisers and is hazardous. Mixtures with finely divided aluminium–magnesium alloys are easily ignitable and extremely sensitive to friction or impact. Barium nitrate mixed with aluminium powder, a formula for flash powder, is highly explosive. However, barium nitrate is noncorrosive in presence of glass. It is used in military thermite grenades, in the manufacturing process of barium oxide, in the vacuum tube industry, and in pyrotechnics for green flame.

manufacture of BaO2; pyrotechnics for green fire; green signal lights; in the vacuum-tube industry.

Safety

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS03,GHS06
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H272-H301-H319-H332
Precautionary statements  P210-P220-P261-P301+P310-P304+P340+P312-P305+P351+P338
Hazard Codes  O,Xn,Xi,C
Risk Statements  8-20/22-36/38-34-26-25
Safety Statements  28-28A-17-26-45-36/37/39-36-23
OEB C
OEL TWA: 0.5 mg/m3 [*Note: The REL also applies to other soluble barium compounds (as Ba) except Barium sulfate.]
RIDADR  UN 1446 5.1/PG 2
WGK Germany  1
RTECS  CQ9625000
TSCA  Yes
HazardClass  5.1
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  28342990
Toxicity LD50 i.v. in ICR mice: 20.10 mg Ba2+/kg (Syed, Hosain)

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