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Orthophosphate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
One of the possible salts of orthophosphoric acid; the general formula is M 3 PO 4 , where M may be potassium as in potassium orthophosphate, K 3 PO 4 .
Sodium tetrasulfide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Na 2 S 4 Hygroscopic, yellow or dark-red crystals, melting at 275_C; used for insecticides and fungicides, ore flotation, and dye manufacture, and as a reducing agent.
Ammonium bromide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
NH 4 Br An ammonium halide that crystallises in the cubic system; made by the reaction of ammonia with hydrobromic acid or bromine; used in photography and for pharmaceutical preparations ...
Ferric ferrocyanide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Fe 4 (Fe(CN) 6 ) 3 Dark-blue crystals, used as a pigment, and with oxalic acid in blue ink. Also known as iron ferrocyanide.
Osmate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A salt or ester of osmic acid, containing the osmate radical, OsO 4 2 _; for example, potassium osmate (K 2 OsO 4 ).
Sodium thiocyanate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
NaSCN A poisonous, water- and alcohol-soluble, deliquescent, white powder; melts at 287_C; used as an analytical reagent, solvent, and chemical intermediate, and for rubber treatment and textile ...
Ammonium carbamate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
NH 4 NH 2 CO 2 A salt that forms colorless, rhombic crystals, which are very soluble in cold water; an important, unstable intermediate in the manufacture of urea; found in commercial ammonium ...
