Strontium chlorate
Strontium chlorate is a chemical compound with the formula. It is a strong oxidizing agent. It exists in several hydrated forms; the monohydrate, the trihydrate, and the octahydrate
It has been used as an oxidizing agent in explosive mixtures, where it has a cooling effect because of the large amount of water of crystallization. It has also been used in a published Italian pyrotechnic violet star formula.
Preparation
Strontium chlorate may be prepared by neutralizing an aqueous chloric acid solution with or strontium carbonate and then warming this solution over concentrated sulfuric acid. The anhydrous salt may be prepared by heating any of the hydrates to.It may also be prepared by warming a solution of strontium hydroxide and bubbling chlorine through it, with subsequent crystallization. Chlorine has no action on dry, but it converts the hydrate into strontium chloride and chlorate, with a small quantity of strontium hypochlorite also being produced.