Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Zinc fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

ZnF 2 A toxic white powder that is slightly soluble in water and melts at 872_C; used in enamels, ceramic glazes, and galvanizing.

Cesium bromide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CsBr A colorless, crystalline powder with a melting point of 636_C; soluble in water; used in medicine, for infrared spectroscopy, and in scintillation counters.

MgO A white powder that (depending on the method of preparation) may be light and fluffy, or dense; melting point 2800_C; insoluble in acids, slightly soluble in water; used in making refractories, ...

Silver chromate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Ag 2 CrO 4 Dark-colored crystals insoluble in water, soluble in acids and in solutions of alkali chromates; used as an analytical reagent.

Mercuric sulphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

HgSO 4 A toxic, white, crystalline powder, soluble in acids; used in medicine, as a catalyst, and for galvanic batteries. Also known as mercury persulfate; mercury sulfate.

Sodium chromate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Na 2 CrO 4 _10H 2 O Water-soluble, translucent, yellow, efflorescent crystals that melt at 20_C; used as a rust preventive and in inks, dyeing, and leather tanning.

Complex salt

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A class of salts in which there are no detectable quantities of each of the metal ions existing in solution; an example is K 3 Fe(CN) 6 , which in solution has K+ but no Fe 3 + because Fe is strongly ...