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Tungsten hexachloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
WCl 6 Dark blue or violet crystals with a melting point of 275_C; soluble in organic solvents; used for tungsten coatings on base metals and as a catalyst for olefin polymers.
Cadmium chloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
CdCl 2 A cadmium halide in the form of colourless crystals, soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol; used in photography, in dyeing and calico printing, and as a solution to precipitate sulfides.
Lead nitrate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Pb(NO 3 ) 2 Strongly oxidizing, poisonous, water- and alcoholsoluble white crystals that decompose at 205–223_C; used as a textile mordant, paint pigment, and photographic sensitizer and in ...
Reconstructive processing
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
The spinning of an inorganic compound of an organic support or binder subsequently removed by oxidation or volatilization to form an inorganic polymer.
Tungsten oxychloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
WOCl 4 Dark red crystals with a melting point of approximately 211_C; soluble in carbon disulfide; used for incandescent lamps.
Scandium sulphide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Sc 3 S 3 Yellowish powder; decomposes in dilute acids and boiling water to give off hydrogen sulfide.
Vanadium oxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A compound of vanadium with oxygen, for example, vanadium tetroxide (V 2 O 4 ), vanadium trioxide or sesquioxide (V 2 O 3 ), vanadium oxide (VO), and vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5 ).