Barium sulfite
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IUPAC name
Barium sulfite
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.193 |
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BaSO3 | |
Molar mass | 217.391 g/mol |
Appearance | white monoclinic crystals |
Density | 4.44 g/cm3 |
Melting point | decomposes |
0.0011 g/100 mL | |
Solubility | insoluble in ethanol[1] |
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Other anions
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Barium sulfate Barium fluoride Barium chloride Barium bromide Barium iodide |
Other cations
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Calcium sulfite Magnesium sulfite |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Barium sulfite is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO3. It is a white powder that finds few applications. It is an intermediate in the carbothermal reduction of barium sulfate to barium sulfide:[2]
- BaSO4 + CO → BaSO3 + CO2
References
- ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 4–45, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- ^ Kresse, Robert; Baudis, Ulrich; Jäger, Paul; Riechers, H. Hermann; Wagner, Heinz; Winkler, Jochen; Wolf, Hans Uwe (2007). "Barium and Barium Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_325.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.