| Compound Description | Barium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Noncombustible, but accelerates burning of combustible materials. If large quantities are involved in fire or the combustible material is finely divided, an explosion may result. May explode under prolonged exposure to heat or fire. Toxic oxides of nitrogen produced in fires.Barium nitrate is an inorganic nitrate salt of barium. It is an inorganic barium salt and an inorganic nitrate salt.Barium nitrate is a chemical compound of barium. It is used in explosives, to produce barium oxide, in vacuum tubes, and to produce green fire in pyrotechnics. Barium is a metallic alkaline earth metal with the symbol Ba, and atomic number 56. It never occurs in nature in its pure form due to its reactivity with air, but combines with other chemicals such as sulfur or carbon and oxygen to form barium compounds that may be found as minerals. Nitrite is a toxic compound known to cause methemoglobinemia. |
