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[[potassium chlorate|Potassium]] and [[lithium chlorate]], and [[sodium perchlorate|sodium]], [[potassium perchlorate|potassium]] and [[lithium perchlorate]]s can also be used in oxygen candles.
 
In the [[Vika oxygen generator]] used on some spacecraft, [[lithium perchlorate]] is the source of [[oxygen]]. At {{convert|400|°C|°F|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}, it releases 60% of its mass as [[oxygen]]:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Lithium Perchlorate Oxygen Candle. Pyrochemical Source of Pure Oxygen|author1=M. M. Markowitz |author2=D. A. Boryta |author3=Harvey Stewart Jr. |journal=Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev.|year=1964|volume=3|issue=4|pages=321–330
|doi=10.1021/i360012a016}}</ref>
:LiClO<sub>4</sub> → LiCl + 2 O<sub>2</sub>