Sodium Chlorate

Sodium Chlorate

compound
NaClO3

A chiral cubic salt and powerful oxidiser used in matches and herbicides

Like its bromate cousin, sodium chlorate forms chiral crystals — a structural quirk that fascinated Louis Pasteur.

Material

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Frame

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Crystallography

Catalogue identitySodium Chlorate — P2₁3
FormulaNaClO3
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupP 21 3
Lattice (a, b, c) Å6.55, 6.55, 6.55
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90
Density (g/cm³)2.5

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)