Barium chloride

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.

Risks

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

Fisher Scientific SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

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

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

Resources and Citations

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