Strontium chlorate is a chemical compound, with the formula Sr(ClO₃)₂. It is a strong oxidizing agent.

Preparation

Strontium chlorate is created by warming a solution of

strontium hydroxide Strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)2, is a caustic alkali composed of one strontium ion and two hydroxide ions. It is synthesized by combining a strontium Salt (chemistry), salt with a strong base. Sr(OH)2 exists in anhydrous, hydrate, monohydrate, or oct ...

, and adding

chlorine Chlorine is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between ...

to it, which subsequent crystallization. Chlorine has no action on dry Sr(OH)₂, but it converts the hydrate (Sr(OH)₂·8H₂O) into the

chloride The term chloride refers to a compound or molecule that contains either a chlorine anion (), which is a negatively charged chlorine atom, or a non-charged chlorine atom covalently bonded to the rest of the molecule by a single bond (). The pr ...

and chlorate, with a small quantity of strontium hypochlorite also being produced.

References

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