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Ferric fluoride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
FeF 3 Green, rhombohedral crystals, soluble in water and acids; used in porcelain and pottery manufacture. Also known as iron fluoride.
Osmic acid anhydride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
OsO 4 Poisonous yellow crystals with disagreeable odor; melts at 40_C; soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used in medicine, photography, and catalysis. Also known as osmium oxide; osmium ...
Sodium thiosulfate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Na 2 S 2 O 3 _5H 2 O White, translucent crystals or powder with a melting point of 48_C; soluble in water and oil of turpentine; used as a fixing agent in photography, for extracting silver from ...
Sodium selenite
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Na 2 SeO 3 _5H 2 O White, water-soluble crystals; used in glass manufacture, as a bacteriological reagent, and for decorating porcelain.
Ammonia
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
NH 3 A colourless gaseous alkaline compound that is very soluble in water, has a characteristic pungent odor, is lighter than air, and is formed as a result of the decomposition of most nitrogenous ...
Europium oxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Eu 2 O 3 A white powder, insoluble in water; used in redand infrared-sensitive phosphors.
Nitrogen solution
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Mixture used to neutralise super-phosphate in fertiliser manufacture; consists of 60% ammonium nitrate, and the balance a 50% aqua ammonia solution.
