Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Calcium pyrophosphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Ca 2 P 2 O 7 White, abrasive powder, used in dentifrice polishes, in metal polishes, and as a food supplement.

Magnesium borate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

3MgO_B 2 O 3 Crystals that are white or colourless and transparent; soluble in alcohol and acids, slightly soluble in water; used as a fungicide, antiseptic, and preservative.

SiC Water-insoluble, bluish-black crystals, very hard and iridescent; soluble in fused alkalies; sublimes at 2210_C; used as an abrasive and a heat refractory, and in light-emitting diodes to produce ...

Yttrium chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

YCl 3 _6H 2 O Reddish, transparent, water- and alcoholsoluble prisms; decomposes at 100_C; used as an analytical reagent.

Calcium silicate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Any of three silicates of calcium: tricalcium silicate, Ca 3 SiO 5 ; dicalcium silicate, Ca 2 SiO 4 ; calcium metasilicate, CaSiO 3 .

Magnesium bromate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Mg(BrO 3 ) 2 _6H 2 O A white crystalline compound, insoluble in alcohol, soluble in water; a fire hazard; used as an analytical reagent.

Silicon dioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SiO 2 Colorless, transparent crystals, soluble in molten alkalies and hydrofluoric acid; melts at 1710_C; used to make glass, ceramic products, abrasives, foundry molds, and concrete.