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barium hydroxide

noun

Chemistry.
  1. baryta.



barium hydroxide

noun

  1. Also called: barytaa white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. Formula: Ba(OH) 2

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Could barium hydroxide be used in place of calcium hydroxide in testing for carbon dioxide?

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Aqueous alcohol becomes turbid when mixed with benzene, carbon disulphide or paraffin oil; when added to a solution of barium oxide in absolute alcohol, a white precipitate of barium hydroxide is formed.

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