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Potassium Chlorate
Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 10:28
by nahrein.yaghoubpour
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone please tell me if Potassium Chlorate can be used in schools. In Appendix D it says that it is banned.
Nahrein
Re: Potassium Chlorate
Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 10:57
by anju thomas
Hi Nahrein,
We don't use any in our school. As far as I know it is a banned chemical.....
Re: Potassium Chlorate
Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 14:34
by nahrein yaghoubpour
Thank you Anju for your help.
Re: Potassium Chlorate
Posted: 16 Jul 2013, 11:40
by Graham Kemp
anju thomas wrote:We don't use any in our school. As far as I know it is a banned chemical.....
It is banned by the DETE specifically for use in the preparation of hydrogen with manganese dioxide, but in practice seems to be treated across the board as being under a blanket ban.
That is probably safest, since if it is not there it is not a temptation to certain teachers. As it turns out, quite a few applications the DETE never considered can be almost as lively.
( "Yes, I am sure the shreiking gummy bear experiment would be quite exciting; most potentially explosive experiments are..." )