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Inorganic chemistry

Strontium carbonate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SrCO 3 A white powder slightly soluble in water, decomposes at 1340_C; used to make TV-tube glass, strontium salts, and ceramic ferrites, and in pyrotechnics.

Ammonium vanadate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

NH 4 VO 3 A white to yellow, water-soluble, crystalline powder; used in inks and as a paint drier and textile mordant.

Ferrous sulphide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

FeS Black crystals, insoluble in water, soluble in acids, melting point 1195_C; used to generate hydrogen sulphide in ceramics manufacture. Also known as iron sulfide.

Persulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Salt derived from persulfuric acid and containing the radical S 2 O 8 2 _; made by electrolysis of sulphate solutions.

Strontium chlorate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Sr(ClO 3 ) 2 Shock-sensitive, highly combustible, white, water-soluble crystals that decompose at 120_C; used in pyrotechnics and tracer bullets.

Anhydrous ammonia

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Liquid ammonia, a colourless liquid boiling at _33.3_C.

Fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A salt of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the _1 oxidation state.

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