Potassium chlorate . Also called potassium chlorate, a white crystalline solid. Its chemical formula is KClO 3 .
Summary
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- 1 Physico-chemical characteristics
- 2 Obtaining
- 3 Uses
- 4 Summary of risks
- 5 See also
- 6 Sources
Physicochemical characteristics
Potassium chlorate is a moderately water soluble salt, therefore it is precipitated by adding Potassium Chloride , KCl, to the solutions containing the chlorate anion.
Obtaining
Potassium chlorate is prepared by passing chlorine in potassium hydroxide hot concentrated.
Applications
It is used to make fireworks, explosives, and to obtain oxygen in the laboratory. It is one of the ingredients of the safety match head. It is also used as an oxidant, the impression of disinfectants and lyes.
Risk summary
- May affect you when inhaled.
- Contact can burn eyes and skin
- Can irritate nose, throat, and lungs, causing sneezing, cough, and sore throat
- At high levels it can interfere with the blood’s ability to carry oxygen, causing headache, weakness, dizziness, and bluish skin and lips (methemoglobinemia). At higher levels it can cause breathing difficulties, collapse and even death.
- Repeated exposure may affect the kidney and nervous system.
