chlorate
Noun
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A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium.
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Another strong chlorine oxidant and bleach which he investigated and was the first to produce, potassium chlorate (KClO 3 ), is known as Berthollet's Salt.
Ignition was caused by a reaction between concentrated sulfuric acid mixed with the fuel and a mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar which was crystallized from solution onto a rag attached to the bottle.
The anionic derivatives of these same oxides are also well known and include hypochlorite (ClO − ), chlorite ( ClOmain ), chlorate ( ClOmain ), and perchlorate ( ClOmain ).
It was not understood in the U.S. until the 1920s that the actual source of corrosion was the potassium chloride residue from potassium chlorate sensitized primers.
Mercury fulminate has the distinct advantage over potassium chlorate of being non-corrosive, but it is known to weaken with time.
Potassium chlorate ( KClOmain ) is added to matches and explosives.