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chlorate

/klawr-eyt, -it, klohr-/US // ˈklɔr eɪt, -ɪt, ˈkloʊr- //UK // (ˈklɔːˌreɪt, -rɪt) //

氯酸盐,氯酸,氯酸盐,氯酸鹽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a salt of chloric acid.

Examples

  • The electrolysis machine that split water molecules to generate oxygen was almost always out of commission, so instead we burned chlorate candles that produced breathable air.

  • In 1829 an English chemist discovered that matches on which had been placed chlorate of potash could be ignited by friction.

  • A bright-yellow gas, prepared by gently heating chlorate of potassa with hydrochloric acid.

  • Chlorate of potash and carbonate of soda were added to the medicine.

  • The ends of these sticks were then dipped into a compound of chlorate of potash, sulphite of antimony, and gum.

  • You must next prepare a powder composed of equal parts of chlorate of potass and powdered lump sugar.

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