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Inorganic chemistry
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Inorganic chemistry
Radium carbonate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
RaCO 3 Water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive, white powder; used in medicine.
Tungsten carbide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
WC A hard, grey powder; insoluble in water; readily attacked by nitric-hydrofluoric acid mixture; melts at 2780_C; used in tools, dies, ceramics, cermets, and wear-resistant mechanical parts, and as ...
Cadmium bromide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
CdBr 2 A compound produced as a yellow crystalline powder, soluble in water and alcohol; used in photography, process engraving, and lithography.
Lead iodide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
PbI 2 Poisonous, water- and alcohol-insoluble golden-yellow crystals melting at 402_C, boiling at 954_C; used in photography, medicine, printing, mosaic gold, and bronzing.
Radium chloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
RaCl 2 Water- and alcohol-soluble, poisonous, radioactive, yellow-white crystals; corrosive effect on skin and flesh; melts at 1000_C; used in medicine, physical research, and luminous paint.
Tungsten disulfide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
WS 2 A grayish-black solid with a melting point above 1480_C; used as a lubricant and aerosol.
Cadmium carbonate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
CdCO 3 A white crystalline powder, insoluble in water, soluble in acids and potassium cyanide; used as a starting compound for other cadmium salts.
