Gas ON HAZCARD : NO for Demo ONLY
Details of operation:
No more than 15 g of reagent-grade potassium chlorate(V) is weighed into a Pyrex boiling tube. The tube is clamped at a slight angle to the vertical. The apparatus is surrounded by safety screens and the potassium chlorate(V) is heated until it melts. The demonstrator, wearing a face shield and heat resistant gloves, uses tongs to drop a jelly baby into the melt.
Pyrex boiling tube clamped
Potassium chlorate(V) no more than 15g (From Chem prep. cupboard 1) use 12G
Long clamps
Bunsen burner,
Heat proof mat, heat proof gloves, mask.
Protection screen X 3