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Barium nitrate

10022-31-8Ba.2NO3261.336 g/mol
MineralChEBI source record

An inorganic nitrate salt of barium. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Barium nitrate (as Ba)

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H28-B-004, C-007B · FY2016

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number10022-31-8ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaBa.2NO3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass261.336 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass261.88088 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:190440ChEBI ↗

Names & structural identifiers

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barium nitrate
barium dinitrate
IWOUKMZUPDVPGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
O=[N+]([O-])[O-].O=[N+]([O-])[O-].[Ba+2]
InChI=1S/Ba.2NO3/c;2*2-1(3)4/q+2;2*-1

Names & synonyms

barium dinitrate

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2016 source classification
Barium nitrate · H28-B-004, C-007B
EndpointReported classification
Oxidizing solidsCategory 2
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2A
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (nervous system, cardiovascular system, muscular system, kidney, gastrointestinal tract)_x000D_ Category 3 (respiratory tract irritation)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 1 (cardiovascular system, nervous system, muscular system, kidney)

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

Calculated from sourced mass
Equivalent amount
0.00382649 mol

Uses 261.336 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
Ba
Barium · 2 atoms
81.58%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
14.26%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
4.16%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Role of barium nitrate on the sulfur fixation of calcium oxide. ↗Journal of environmental sciences (China) · 2001 Jan · PMID 11590723
[Barium nitrate poisoning with respiratory paralysis]. ↗Orvosi hetilap · 1960 Aug 7 · PMID 13723979
EP0047406 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:190440

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

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