barium carbonate

chemical compound

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In barium: Compounds
About 75 percent of all barium carbonate (BaCO₃) goes into the manufacture of specialty glass, either to increase its refractive index or to provide radiation shielding in cathode-ray and television tubes. The carbonate also is used to make other barium chemicals, as a flux in ceramics, in the manufacture of…
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