Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Magnesium perchlorate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Mg(ClO 4 ) 2 _6H 2 O White, deliquescent crystals; soluble in water and alcohol; explosive when in contact with reducing materials; used as a drying agent for gases.

Silver cyanide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

AgCN A poisonous, white, light-sensitive powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies and acids; decomposes at 320_C; used in medicine and in silver plating.

Zinc orthoarsenate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Zn 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 A toxic white powder that is insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies; used as an insecticide and wood preservative.

Copper carbonate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Cu 2 (OH) 2 CO 3 A toxic, green powder; decomposes at 200_C and is soluble in acids; used in pigments and pyrotechnics and as a fungicide and feed additive. Also known as artificial malachite; ...

Mercurous

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Referring to mercury with a valence of 1; for example, mercurous chloride, Hg 2 Cl 2 , where the mercury is covalently bonded, as Cl_Hg_Hg_Cl.

Sodium ferricyanide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Na 3 Fe(CN) 6 _H 2 O A poisonous, deliquescent, red powder; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; used in printing and for the manufacture of pigments. Also known as red prussiate of soda.

CuHAsO 3 A toxic, light green powder which is soluble in acids and decomposes at the melting point; used as a pigment and insecticide. Also known as copper orthoarsenite; cupric arsenite; Scheele’s ...