The lilac colour that should be evident from the potassium chlorate is washed out by the other colours, all of which are more intense. Do not attempt this reaction unless are a professionally qualified chemist and you have carried out a legally satisfactory hazard assessment. Select a movie icon to see flame burning in from right to left. Barium salts impart green colours to flames. Do not attempt this reaction unless are a professionally qualified chemist and you have carried out a legally satisfactory hazard assessment.
Isolation Here is a brief summary of the isolation of barium.
Barium metal is available commercially and there is normally no need to make it in the laboratory. Commercially, it is made on small scale by the electrolysis of molten barium chloride, BaCl 2 .