Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Lanthanum nitrate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

La(NO 3 ) 3 _6H 2 O Hygroscopic white crystals melting at 40_C; soluble in alcohol and water; used as an antiseptic and in gas mantles.

K 2 S 2 O 8 White, water-soluble crystals, decomposing below 100_C; used for bleaching and textile desizing, as an oxidising agent and antiseptic, and in the manufacture of soap and pharmaceuticals. ...

Titanium dichloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

TiCl 2 A flammable, alcohol-soluble, black powder that decomposes in water, and in vacuum at 475_C, and burns in air. Also known as titanium chloride.

Bismuth trioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Bi 2 O 3 A yellow powder; melting point 820_C; insoluble in water, dissolves in acid; used to make enamels and to colour ceramics. Also known as bismuth oxide; bismuth yellow.

Lanthanum oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

La 2 O 3 A white powder melting at about 2000_C; soluble in acid, insoluble in water; used to replace lime in calcium lights and in optical glass. Also known as lanthana; lanthanum sesquioxide; ...

Potassium phosphate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Any one of three orthophosphates of potassium. The monobasic form, KH 2 PO 4 , consists of colorless, water-soluble crystals melting at 253_C; used in sonar transducers, optical modulation, medicine, ...

Titanium dioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

TiO 2 A white, water-insoluble powder that melts at 1560_C, and which is produced commercially from the titanium dioxide minerals ilmenite and rutile; used in paints and cosmetics. Also known as ...