Barium chloride

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Description

Poisonous, odorless white crystals with a bitter taste. Barium chloride can be mixed with Potassium dichromate to form the pigment Barium yellow. It is also used as a mordant for acid dyes, as a pesticide, and as a component in leather tanning solutions.

Other Properties

Soluble in water, methanol. Insoluble in acetone, ethanol, ethyl acetate.

Composition BaCl2
CAS 10361-37-2
Melting Point 963
Density 3.86
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 208.23
Boiling Point 1560

Hazards and Safety

Toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. Noncombustible, but decomposes with heat to produce toxic fumes.

International Chemical Safety Card

Authority

  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 998

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