Sulfuric Acid → Barium Sulfate

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Aqueous solutions of barium chloride (0.008 mol/l) and sulfuric acid (0.005 mol/l) were prepared by dissolving 1.974 gm of barium chloride (special reagent grade) and 0.505 gm of sulfuric acid (special reagent grade) into 1,000 gm of ion-exchanged water. Each solution was heated at 70° C. The barium chloride solution was added dropwise over a period of 10 minutes to the sulfuric acid solution, while the latter was stirred at 1,000 rpm by a U-shaped blade. After the addition, the mixture was stirred for a further 3 minutes to complete the reaction. The mixture was kept at pH 3.5 during the reaction. After cooling to the room temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered through a 5 C filter paper, washed with water, and dried at 105° C. for 2 hours to obtain 1.12 gm of barium sulfate powder.

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