potassium chlorate

potassium chlorate

noun Chemistry.
a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, KClO3, used chiefly as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of explosives, fireworks, matches, bleaches, and disinfectants.

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1880–85
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Potassium chlorate is always a great word to know.
So is alum. Does it mean:
a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
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potassium chlorate
 
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a white crystalline soluble substance used in fireworks, matches, and explosives, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Formula: KClO3

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potassium chlorate n.
A poisonous crystalline compound used as an oxidizing agent and a disinfectant.

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