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Inorganic chemistry
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Inorganic chemistry
Lithium molybdate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Li 2 MoO 4 Water-soluble white crystals melting at 705_C; used as a catalytic cracking (petroleum) catalyst and as a mill additive for steel.
Selenium dioxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
SeO 2 Water- and alcohol-soluble, white to reddish, lustrous crystals; melts at 340_C; used in medicine, and as an oxidising agent and catalyst. Also known as selenous acid anhydride; selenous ...
Vanadium tetrachloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
VCl 4 A toxic, red liquid; soluble in ether and absolute alcohol; boils at 154_C; used in medicine and to manufacture vanadium and organovanadium compounds.
Calcium iodide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
CaI 2 A yellow, hygroscopic powder that is very soluble in water; used in photography.
Lithium nitrate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
LiNO 3 Water- and alcohol-soluble colourless powder melting at 261_C; used as a heat-exchange medium and in ceramics, pyrotechnics, salt baths, and refrigeration systems.
Selenium halide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A compound of selenium and a halogen, for example, Se 2 Br 2 , SeBr 2 , SeBr 4 ; Se 2 Cl 2 , SeCl 2 , SeCl 4 ; Se 2 I 2 , SeI 4 .
Vanadium tetraoxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
V 2 O 4 A toxic blue-black powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies and acids; melts at 1967_C; used as a catalyst.
