Barium Nitrate

Chemical Formula

·         Ba (NO3)2

Reaction/Formula

·         BaCO3 + 2HNO3 → Ba(NO3)2 + H2O+CO2

Brief About Barium Nitrate

·         Exists as white powder at room temperature.

Applications

·         It is used by the pyrotechnic industry for the production of “green fire” and green signal flares

·         It also has uses in the vacuum tube industry

·         Barium Nitrate is use to manufacture other barium compounds

Physical Properties