Barium chloride
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, BaCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in the synthesis of pigments and in the manufacture of rodenticides and pharmaceuticals.
Historical Examples
Write equations to represent the reactions involved in the preparation of barium chloride from heavy spar.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
Sulphites give with barium chloride a precipitate soluble in hydrochloric acid.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture W. H. Simmons
The gelatine is allowed to swell in the water, and, by the aid of heat, is dissolved; the barium chloride is then added.
The Art and Practice of Silver Printing H. P. Robinson
Black soluble prisms, formed by decomposing silver permanganate by means of barium chloride, and cautiously evaporating.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley
To the filtrate ammonia is added, and then barium chloride, which precipitates the sulphur as barium sulphate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 Various
barium chloride renders the recovery incomplete: but tetanisation temporarily removes the induced sluggishness.
Life Movements in Plants Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
It should not be precipitated by barium chloride, and especially by soluble sulphates.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley
Preparation: 100 grams of barium chloride are dissolved in one liter of distilled water and filtered.
Soap-Making Manual E. G. Thomssen
Caffein aids the action of nitrates, acetanilid, ethyl alcohol and amyl alcohol, and increases the toxicity of barium chloride.
All About Coffee William H. Ukers
If sulphuric acid is present it must be separated by treating the solution of the compound with barium chloride and filtering.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Various
Read Also:
- Barium chromate
a yellow, crystalline compound, BaCrO 4 , used as a pigment (barium yellow)
- Barium peroxide
a grayish-white, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, BaO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of hydrogen peroxide and as a bleaching agent for textiles. Historical Examples The rear chamber of the bullet held a cup containing the mixture of barium peroxide and magnesium. America’s Munitions 1917-1918 Benedict Crowell
- Barium enema
See under GI series. gastrointestinal series: x-ray examination of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract after barium sulfate is given rectally (barium enema) or orally as a contrast medium. noun an injection into the rectum of a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, before X-raying the lower alimentary canal barium enema n. […]
- Barium-hydrate
baryta (def 2). Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass. Also called caustic baryta, barium hydroxide, barium hydrate. the hydroxide, hydrated form of this compound, Ba(OH) 2 ⋅8H 2 […]
- Barium hydroxide
baryta (def 2). Historical Examples By warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow. Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) William Anderson Syme It has a strong affinity for water, and combines with it in the evolution of lead and the formation of barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2). The New Gresham Encyclopedia. […]