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Sodium chlorate
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<p>Sodium chlorate is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> <a href="/facts/Sodium/eYuSPu2V">Na</a><a href="/facts/Chlorate/Ypne0mrY">ClO3</a>. It is a white <a href="/facts/Crystalline/e2R2mk3E">crystalline</a> powder that is readily soluble in water. It is <a href="/facts/Hygroscopic/1NBGewXv">hygroscopic</a>. It decomposes above 300 °C to release <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a> and leaves <a href="/facts/Sodium_chloride/MWcXl3Mb">sodium chloride</a>. Several hundred million tons are produced annually, mainly for applications in <a href="/facts/Bleach/QPxAysPl">bleaching</a> <a href="/facts/Pulp_(paper)/wIlq5nWm">pulp</a> to produce high brightness <a href="/facts/Paper/FUETwwKV">paper</a>. </p>