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A chlorate (compound) is a compound that contains this group, with Chlorine in Oxidation State +5. EXAMPLES ClO3 has a trigonal planar structure, with 120 degree bond angle.
See for a bigger list. PREPARATION Metal chlorates can be prepared by adding Chlorine to hot metal Hydroxides , for example, KClO3 : :3Cl2 + 6KOH → 5KCl + KClO3 + 3H2O Industrial scale synthesis for Sodium Chlorate starts from Sodium Chloride . If the electrolysis is not done with the method described at Chlorine , but a mixing of the devoloping Chlorine and the Sodium Hydroxide is allowed, the reaction mentioned above takes place. The heating to 50-70°C is done by the Electrical Power applied for Electrolysis . DISCUSSION Chlorates are the Salt s of Chloric Acid . Chlorates are powerful Oxidizers and should be kept away from organics or easily Reducible materials. Chlorates were once widely used in Pyrotechnics , though their use has fallen due to their instability. Most pyrotechnic applications which used chlorates in the past now use Perchlorates instead. |
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