Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Sodium phosphite

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Na 2 HPO 3 _5H 2 O White, hygroscopic crystals, melting at 53_C; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; used in medicine.

Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 _18H 2 O A colourless salt in the form of monoclinic crystals that decompose in heat and are soluble in water; used in papermaking, water purification, and tanning, and as a mordant ...

Erbium halide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A compound of erbium and one of the halide elements.

Nitric oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

NO A colourless gas that, at room temperature, reacts with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 , a reddish-brown gas). It may be used to form other compounds. It is a crucial physiological ...

Sodium plumbite

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Na 2 PbO 2 _3H 2 O A toxic, corrosive solution of lead oxide (litharge) in sodium hydroxide; used (as doctor solution) to sweeten gasoline.

Aluminium oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Al 2 O 3 A compound in the form of a white powder or colourless hexagonal crystals; melts at 2020_C; insoluble in water; used in aluminium production, paper, spark plugs, absorbing gases, light ...