Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Rhenium halide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Halogen compound of rhenium; examples are ReCl 3 , ReCl 4 , ReF 4 , and ReF 6 .

H 2 WO 4 A yellow powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies; used as a color-resist mordant for textiles, as an ingredient in plastics, and for the manufacture of tungsten metal products. Also ...

Cadmium hydroxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Cd(OH) 2 A white powder, soluble in dilute acids; used to prepare negative electrodes for cadmium-nickel storage batteries.

Lead silicate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PbSiO 3 Toxic, insoluble white crystals; used in ceramics, paints, and enamels, and to fireproof fabrics. Also known as lead metasilicate.

Rhodium chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

RhCl 3 Water-insoluble, brown-red powder, soluble in cyanides and alkalies; decomposes at 450–500_C. Also known as rhodium trichloride.

Tungstic oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

WO 3 A heavy, canary-yellow powder; soluble in caustic, insoluble in water; melts at 1473_C; used in alloys, in fabric fireproofing, for ceramic pigments, and for the manufacture of tungsten metal. ...

Cadmium iodide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CdI 2 A cadmium halide that forms lustrous, white, hexagonal scales, consisting of two water-soluble allotropes; used in photography, in process engraving, and formerly as an antiseptic.