Potassium chlorate (KClO 3) is a strong oxidizing agent that has a wide variety of uses. It is or has been a component of explosives, fireworks, safety matches, and disinfectants. As a high school or ...

To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

Investigators probing the cause of the fireworks disaster at the Puttingal Devi temple near Kollam on Sunday, hinted that rival teams possibly used potassium chlorate, a banned explosive.