When any substance burns in oxygen it is called a combustion reaction. Potassium (lilac) burns most vigorously followed by sodium (orange-yellow) and then lithium (red), as you might expect.

It is produced via the reaction of ammonia and perchloric acid, or by the double decomposition of an ammonium salt and sodium perchlorate. Because of its high oxygen concentration and stability ...

A Washington Post examination of videos, satellite imagery and expert analysis reconstructs how the fatal explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port unfolded.

The New York Times reported Sunday that a person “with ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that what exploded was sodium perchlorate ... been part of a reaction.” ...

The New York Times reports that a person with ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, says the explosion was caused by sodium perchlorate—a ...

The low activity of the oxygen reduction ... 0.5 ml fresh sodium borohydride solution (20 mg solid borohydride in 1 ml deionized water). Kept stirring for 30 min, and the reaction was ...