Barium peroxide
Barium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula Template:Chem2. This white solid (gray when impure) is one of the most common inorganic peroxides, and it was the first peroxide compound discovered. Being an oxidizer and giving a vivid green colour upon ignition (as do all barium compounds), it finds some use in fireworks; historically, it was also used as a precursor for hydrogen peroxide.[1]
Structure
Barium peroxide consists of barium cations Template:Chem2 and peroxide anions Template:Chem2. The solid is isomorphous to calcium carbide, Template:Chem2.
Preparation and use
Barium peroxide arises by the reversible reaction of Template:Chem2 with barium oxide. The peroxide forms around 500 °C and oxygen is released above 820 °C.[2]
This reaction is the basis for the now-obsolete Brin process for separating oxygen from the atmosphere. Other oxides, e.g. [[Sodium oxide|Template:Chem2]] and SrO, behave similarly.[3]
In another obsolete application, barium peroxide was once used to produce hydrogen peroxide via its reaction with sulfuric acid:[1]
The insoluble barium sulfate is filtered from the mixture.
Footnotes
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- ↑ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. Template:ISBN.