Oxidant Definition

Oxidant Sentence Examples

• To suggest that they do might tempt some to experiment with this powerful oxidant - with potentially catastrophic results.

• Its aqueous solution gradually decomposes with evolution of oxygen, behaves as a strong oxidant, and liberates iodine from potassium iodide.

• It behaves as a strong oxidant and in aqueous solution is slowly hydrolysed.

• These compounds may be considered as 5-triazolones, a series of isomeric 3-triazolones resulting from the condensation of phenylsemicarbazide with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of an oxidant.

• It is a very powerful oxidant; a mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar in about equal proportions spontaneously inflames when touched with a rod moistened with concentrated sulphuric acid, the chlorine peroxide liberated setting fire to the sugar, which goes on burning.