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Inorganic chemistry

Lithium fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

LiF Poisonous, white powder melting at 870_C, boiling at 1670_C; insoluble in alcohol, slightly soluble in water, and soluble in acids; used as a heat-exchange medium, as a welding and soldering ...

Scandium sulphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Sc 2 (SO 4 ) 3 Water-soluble, colourless crystals.

Vanadium dichloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

VCl 2 Toxic, green crystals, soluble in alcohol and ether; decomposes in hot water; used as a reducing agent. Also known as vanadous chloride.

Calcium cyanide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Ca(CN) 2 In pure form, a white powder that gives off hydrogen cyanide in air at normal humidity; prepared commercially in impure black or grey flakes; used as an insecticide and rodenticide. Also ...

Lithium halide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A binary compound of lithium, LiX, where X is a halide; examples are lithium chloride, LiCl, and lithium fluoride, LiF.

Cadmium fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CdF 2 A crystalline compound with a melting point of 1110_C; soluble in water and acids; used for electronic and optical applications and as a starting material for laser crystals.

Lead phosphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Pb 3 PO 4 A poisonous, white powder that melts at 1014_C; soluble in nitric acid and in fixed alkali hydroxide; used as a stabiliser in plastics.

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