Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

Potassium cyanate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KOCN Colorless, water-soluble crystals; used as an herbicide and for the manufacture of drugs and organic chemicals.

Thallium iodide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

TlI A toxic, yellow powder, insoluble in alcohol, slightly soluble in water, melts at 440_C; used in infrared radiation transmitters and in medicine. Also known as thallous iodide.

Barium thiosulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

BaS 2 O 3 _H 2 O A white powder that decomposes upon heating; used to make explosives and in matches. Also known as barium hyposulfite.

Indium antimonide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

InSb Crystals that melt at 535_C; an intermetallic compound having semiconductor properties and the highest room-temperature electron mobility of any known material; used in Hall-effect and ...

Potassium cyanide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KCN Poisonous, white, deliquescent crystals with bitter almond taste; soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol; used for metal extraction, for electroplating, for heat-treating steel, and as an ...

Thallium monoxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Tl 2 O A black, toxic, water- and alcohol-soluble powder, melts at 300_C; used as an analytical reagent and in artificial gems and optical glass. Also known as thallium oxide; thallous oxide.