To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

It explains that the white smoke comes from "potassium chlorate, lactose and the conifer resin called rosin, which is often ...

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An easier, albeit vastly more expensive and dangerous alternative came in the 19th century when chemists discovered auto-ignition using a potassium chlorate mixture and sulfuric acid. This method ...

This is respiration and it happens in our cells. We can look at how this works in the lab by reacting our food with potassium chlorate a powerful oxidising agent. According to the packet one jelly ...

Such disinfectants may be used to sanitize water systems, but can leave chlorate residues in the products. Sodium and potassium chlorates have been used in pesticides but are now prohibited in the ...