Barium nitrite
[CAS# 13465-94-6]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal nitrates and nitrites
• Name: Barium nitrite
• Molecular Formula: Ba(NO₂)₂
• Molecular Weight: 229.34
• CAS Registry Number: 13465-94-6
• EC Number: 236-709-9

Properties

• Density: 1.4992 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^*
• Melting point: 278 ºC^**

^* Protsenko, P. I.; Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Khimiya i Khimicheskaya Tekhnologiya 1965, V8(4), P696-8.

^** Shatskaya, K. P.; Mater. Nauch. Konf. Aspir., Rostov.-na-Donu Gos. Univ., 7th 8th 1968, P215-18.

Safety Data

• Hazardous Chemical?: Yes