Barium iodate

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| CASNo = 10567-69-8

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| UNII = ST2993NJ5J

| PubChem = 165892

| ChemSpiderID = 145385

| SMILES = [Ba+2].[O-]I(=O)=O.[O-]I(=O)=O

| InChI = 1/Ba.2HIO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/h;2*(H,2,3,4)/q+2;;/p-2

| InChIKey = GASILTKHXWGKMG-NUQVWONBAR

| StdInChI = 1S/Ba.2HIO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/h;2*(H,2,3,4)/q+2;;/p-2

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| Formula = Ba(IO3)2

| MolarMass = 487.13 g/mol

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| MeltingPtC = 580

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| SolubilityProduct = 1.57 × 10−9{{cite book |author1=John Rumble |title=CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |date=June 18, 2018 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1138561632 |pages=4–47|edition=99th |language=English}}

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Barium iodate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula Ba(IO3)2. It is a white, granular substance.

Derivation

Barium iodate can be derived either as a product of a reaction of iodine and barium hydroxide or by combining barium chlorate with potassium iodate.{{cite book |last=Mellor |date=1973 |title=Melorova moderna neorganska hemija |location=Belgrade |publisher= Naučna knjiga }}

Chemical properties

The compound is stable on a temperature up to approximately {{convert|580|C|F}}. If the temperature is higher than that value, the following reaction, known as Rammelsberg's reaction, occurs:{{cite book |last=H. Stern |first=Kurt |date=2000 |title=High temperature properties and thermal decomposition of inorganic salts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BpMo7HpXzIC&q=Ba%28IO%293&pg=PA241 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=0849302560 |access-date= November 1, 2013}}

:{{chem2|5 Ba(IO3)2 -> Ba5(IO6)2 + 9 O2 + 4 I2}}

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