barium nitrate
Also 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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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.
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