barium peroxide

chemical compound

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In barium: Compounds
The oxygen compound barium peroxide (BaO₂) was used in the 19th century for oxygen production (the Brin process) and as a source of hydrogen peroxide. Volatile barium compounds impart a yellowish green color to a flame, the emitted light being of mostly two characteristic wavelengths. Barium nitrate, formed…
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