Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Yttrium oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Y 2 O 3 A yellowish powder, insoluble in water, soluble in dilute acids; used as television tube phosphor and microwave filters. Also known as yttria.

Calcium sulphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

1. CaSO 4 A white crystalline salt, insoluble in water; used in Keene’s cement, in pigments, as a paper filler, and as a drying agent. 2. Either of two hydrated forms of the salt: the dihydrate, ...

Magnesium bromide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

MgBr 2 _6H 2 O Deliquescent, colorless, bitter-tasting crystals, melting at 172_C; soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol; used in medicine and in the synthesis of organic chemicals.

Silicon halide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A compound of silicon and a halogen; for example, SiBr 4 , Si 2 Br 6 , SiCl 4 , Si 2 Cl 6 , Si 3 Cl 8 , SiF 4 , Si 2 F 6 , SiI 4 , and Si 2 F 6 .

Cadmium chlorate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CdClO 3 White crystals, soluble in water; a highly toxic material.

Lead monoxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PbO Yellow, tetragonal crystals that melt at 888_C and are soluble in alkalies and acids; used in storage batteries, ceramics, pigments, and paints. Also known as litharge; plumbous oxide; yellow ...

Salts derived from monazite, and with rare earths in similar proportions as in monazite; contains La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Y as acetates, carbonates, chlorides, fluorides, nitrates, sulfates, and ...