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barium hydroxide
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chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- BaH2O2
- Molecular weight
- 171.34 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- barium(2+) dihydroxide
- SMILES
- [OH-].[OH-].[Ba+2]
- InChIKey
- RQPZNWPYLFFXCP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- Polar surface area
- 2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- hydroxide salt
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 171.910728
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- canonical SMILES
- [OH-].[OH-].[Ba+2]
- chemical formula
- Ba(OH)₂
- MCN code
- 2816.40.10
- Commons category
- Barium hydroxide
- melting point
- 78
- boiling point
- 780
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
Barium hydroxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Ba(OH)2. The monohydrate (x = 1), known as baryta or baryta-water, is one of the principal compounds of barium. This white granular monohydrate is the usual commercial form.
Preparation and structure
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