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Empirical formula: BaCl2
Formula weight: 208.232 g/mole
Summary: Calculated Structure
Common name: Barium Chloride
Short description: Barium chloride exists as a toxic, colorless crystal.
Keyword: toxic
Keyword: salts
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Miscellaneous comments: Structure was calculated using the MMX force field.
Layman's explanation: Barium Chloride was the byproduct of the discovery of radium by Madame Curie. When refining radium, the final separation resulted in barium chloride and radium chloride. Electrophoresis of barium chloride produces small-scale amounts of barium atom. This can be used for obtaining barium for commercial uses. Applications of barium chloride include stimulating the heart and other muscles for medicinal purposes, and also for softening water. Other uses of barium chloride include the manufacturing of barium salts, pigments, boiler detergent, in purifying sugar, as mordant in dyeing and printing textiles, and in the manufacture of caustic soda, polymers, and stabilizers.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Contributed by Indiana University
Status: Complete, visible to public
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