Barium nitrate

Formula: Ba(NO₃)₂

Properties

• Crystal system: isometric
• Crystal shape: truncated tetrahedorns, cubes, octahedrons
• Color: colorless
• Stability on air: very stable, crystals are anhydrous

Growing

As always, I used slow evaporation method to grow these crystals. Solubility of barium nitrate is merely 10.5g/100ml, quite low value for a nitrate.

Safety

All soluble barium salts are highly toxic.

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References

• Barium nitrate in Wikipedia