barium acetate

barium acetate

[′bar·ē·əm ′as·ə‚tāt] (inorganic chemistry) Ba(C2H3O2)2·H2O A barium salt made by treating barium sulfide or barium carbonate with acetic acids; it forms colorless, triclinic crystals that decompose upon heating; used as a reagent for sulfates and chromates.