Barium carbonate
Barium carbonate is the inorganic compound with the formula BaCO3. Like most alkaline earth metal carbonates, it is a white salt that is poorly soluble in water. It occurs as the mineral known as witherite. In a commercial sense, it is one of the most important barium compounds.
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Witherite | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.426 |
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UN number | 1564 |
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Properties | |
BaCO3 | |
Molar mass | 197.34 g/mol |
Appearance | white crystals |
Odor | odorless |
Density | 4.286 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 811 °C (1,492 °F; 1,084 K) polymorphic transformation |
Boiling point | 1,450 °C (2,640 °F; 1,720 K) decomposes from 1360 °C |
16 mg/L (8.8°C) 22 mg/L (18 °C) 24 mg/L (20 °C) 24 mg/L (24.2 °C) | |
Solubility product (Ksp) |
2.58·10−9 |
Solubility | decomposes in acid insoluble in methanol |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) |
-58.9·10−6 cm3/mol |
Refractive index (nD) |
1.676 |
Structure | |
orthorhombic | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
85.35 J/mol·K |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
112 J/mol·K |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-1219 kJ/mol |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
-1139 kJ/mol |
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H302 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
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LD50 (median dose) |
418 mg/kg, oral (rat) |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | ICSC 0777 |
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Other cations |
Beryllium carbonate Magnesium carbonate Calcium carbonate Strontium carbonate Radium carbonate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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