Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Arsenic trichloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

AsCl 3 An oily, colourless liquid that dissolves in water; used in ceramics, organic chemical syntheses, and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.

Gold oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Au 2 O 3 Water-insoluble, heat-decomposable, brownish-black powder; soluble in hydrochloric acid; used to gild, in medicine and porcelain, and for daguerreotypes. Also known as auric oxide; gold ...

Phosphorus triiodide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PI 3 Hygroscopic, red crystals, melting at 61_C; soluble in alcohol and carbon disulfide; decomposes in water; used in organic syntheses.

Sulphur trioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SO 3 A toxic, irritating liquid in three forms, _, _, _, with respective melting points of 62_C, 33_C, and 17_C; a strong oxidising agent and fire hazard; used for sulfonation of organic chemicals.

Arsonic acid

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

An acid derived from orthoarsenic acid, OAs(OH) 3 ; the type formula is generally considered to be RAsO(OH) 2 ; an example is para-aminobenzenearsonic acid, NH 2 C 6 H 4 AsO(OH) 2 .

Hexadentate ligand

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A chelating agent having six groups capable of attachment to a metal ion. Also known as sexadentate ligand.

Platinum dichloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PtCl 2 Water-insoluble, green-gray powder; decomposes to platinum at red heat; used to make platinum salts. Also known as platinous chloride; platinum bichloride.