barium chloride

noun

, Chemistry.

1. 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.

Example Sentences

A mixture of equal parts of cryolite and barium chloride is very good in soldering bronze or aluminum alloys.

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When cold, extract with water, and determine the sulphur volumetrically with standard barium chloride.

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Caffein aids the action of nitrates, acetanilid, ethyl alcohol and amyl alcohol, and increases the toxicity of barium chloride.

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If sulphuric acid is present it must be separated by treating the solution of the compound with barium chloride and filtering.

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To the filtrate ammonia is added, and then barium chloride, which precipitates the sulphur as barium sulphate.

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