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Cobalt(II) chlorate

chemical compound

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ5138693 ↗
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Cobalt(II) chlorate is a chemical compound with the formula Co(ClO3)2. It is an oxidant, as are all chlorates.

Preparation

Cobalt(II) chlorate is formed by a double displacement reaction between cobalt(II) sulfate and barium chlorate, barium sulfate precipitates and cobalt chlorate can be crystallized out of the filtrate:

CoSO4 + Ba(ClO3)2 → BaSO4 + Co(ClO3)2

It is also possible to make it by the reaction of any chlorate with a cobalt(II) salt, however the pure product is harder to separate.

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