noun
definition
The anion BrO3-1, derived from bromic acid; any salt containing this anion
verb
definition
To treat with bromic acid or a bromate
Examples of bromate in a Sentence
Barium bromate, Ba(Br03)2, can be prepared by the action of excess of bromine on barytawater, or by decomposing a boiling aqueous solution of loo parts of potassium bromate with a similar solution of 74 parts of crystallized barium chloride.
Stas, in his stoichiometric researches, prepared chemically pure bromine from potassium bromide, by converting it into the bromate which was purified by repeated crystallization.
By heating the bromate it was partially converted into the bromide, and the resulting mixture was distilled with sulphuric acid.
Some reactions, which are only possible by the aid of nascent bromine, are carried out by using solutions of sodium bromide and bromate, with the amount of sulphuric acid calculated according to the equation 5NaBr NaBr03-1-6H2S04= 6NaHSO 4 3H 2 O 6Br.
Further, certain cubic crystals, such as sodium chlorate and bromate, and also some liquids and even vapours, rotate the plane of polarization of the light that traverses them, whatever may be the direction of the stream.
Recent survey results As a follow-up, in August 1992 MAFF's Food Science Laboratory conducted a further survey of potassium bromate in bread.