Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Cupric chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

1. Also known as copper chloride. 2. CuCl 2 Yellowishbrown, deliquescent powder soluble in water, alcohol, and ammonium chloride. 3. CuCl 2 _ H 2 O A dihydrate of cupric chloride forming green ...

Mercurous iodide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Hg 2 I 2 Odorless, tasteless, poisonous yellow powder; darkens when heated; insoluble in water, alcohol, and ether; sublimes at 140_C; used as external medicine. Also known as mercury protoiodide.

Sodium fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

NaF A poisonous, water-soluble, white powder, melting at 988_C; used as an insecticide and a wood and adhesive preservative, and in fungicides, vitreous enamels, and dentistry.

Cesium sulphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Cs 2 SO 4 colourless crystals with a melting point of 1010_C; soluble in water; used for brewing and in mineral waters.

Magnesium thiosulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

MgS 2 O 3 _6H 2 O colourless crystals that lose water at 170_C; used in medicine. Also known as magnesium hyposulfite.

Silver nitrite

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

AgNO 2 Yellow or grayish-yellow needles which decompose at 140_C; soluble in hot water; used in organic synthesis and in testing for alcohols.

Zinc sulphide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

ZnS A yellowish powder that is insoluble in water, soluble in acids; exists in two crystalline forms (alpha, or wurtzite, and beta, or sphalerite); beta becomes alpha at 1020_C, and sublimes at ...