barium acetate
barium acetate
[′bar·ē·əm ′as·ə‚tāt] (inorganic chemistry)
Ba(C2H3O2)2·H2O A barium salt made by treating barium sulfide or barium carbonate with acetic acids; it forms colorless, triclinic crystals that decompose upon heating; used as a reagent for sulfates and chromates.
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