perchlorate
/pəˈklɔːreɪt
/noun Chemistry
A salt or ester of perchloric acid.Simultaneously, hydrogen ions are produced, which react with the perchlorate ions making perchloric acid....
- Potassium perchlorate is the oxidizing agent used to set off fireworks.
- Ammonium perchlorate (an oxidizer) accounts for 70% of the solid propellant in the shuttle's booster rockets because it generates so much gas when burning.