ZINC CHLORATE

Use

ZINC CHLORATE is an oxidizing agent. Forms flammable mixtures with combustible materials; these mixtures may be explosive if the combustible material is finely divided. Contact with concentrated sulfuric acid can cause fires or explosions. Heating with a moist dibasic organic acid liberates chlorine dioxide and carbon dioxide [Bretherick 1979. p. 100] mixtures with ammonium salts, powdered metals, silicon, sulfur, or sulfides are readily ignited and potentially explosive [Bretherick 1979. p. 806]. A combination with finely divided aluminum can explode by heat, percussion, or friction [Mellor 2:310 1946-47]. A mixture with charcoal (or other finely divided organic material) may ignite or explode. Ignition or explosion may also be caused by friction or shock [U.S. Army Ordnance Safety Manual 1951].