Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Ammonium persulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

(NH 4 ) 2 S 2 O 8 White crystals which decompose on melting; soluble in water; used as an oxidising agent and bleaching agent, and in etching, electroplating, food preservation, and aniline dyes.

Ferrous arsenate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Fe 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 _6H 2 O Water-insoluble, toxic green amorphous powder, soluble in acids; used in medicine and as an insecticide. Also known as iron arsenate.

Perchloryl fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

ClFO 3 A colourless gas with a sweet odor; boiling point is _46.8_C and melting point is _146_C; used as an oxidant in rocket fuels.

Stannous fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SnF 2 A white, lustrous powder; slightly soluble in water; used to fluoridate toothpaste and as a medicine.

Ammonium sulphide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

(NH 4 ) 2 S Yellow crystals, stable only when dry and below 0_C; decomposes on melting; soluble in water and alcohol; used in photographic developers and for colouring brasses and bronzes.

Ferrous sulphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

FeSO 4 _7H 2 O Blue-green, water-soluble, monoclinic crystals; used as a mordant in dyeing wool, in the manufacture of ink, and as a disinfectant. Also known as copperas; ferrisulphas; green ...

A nitrogen oxyanion containing an O-O peroxo bond that is a structural isomer of the nitrate ion. Species are generally distinguished by writing the chemical formula for peroxynitrite as ONOO_ and ...