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Inorganic chemistry
Basic oxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A metallic oxide that is a base, or that forms a hydroxide when combined with water, such as sodium oxide to sodium hydroxide.
Indium phosphide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
InP A metallic mass that is brittle and melts at 1070_C; an intermetallic compound having semiconductor properties.
Potassium ferric oxalate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
K 3 Fe(C 2 O 4 ) 3 _3H 2 O Green crystals decomposing at 230_C, soluble in water and acetic acid; used in photography and blueprinting.
Thallium sulphide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Tl 2 S Lustrous, toxic, blue-black crystals insoluble in water, alcohol, and ether, soluble in mineral acids, melts at 448_C; used in infraredsensitive devices. Also known as thallous sulfide.
Basic salt
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A compound that is a base and a salt because it contains elements of both, for example, copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu 2 (OH) 2 CO 3 .
Indium sulphate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
In 2 (SO 4 ) 3 Deliquescent, water-soluble, greyish powder; decomposes when heated.
Potassium ferricyanide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
K 3 Fe(CN) 6 Poisonous, water-soluble, bright-red crystals; decomposes when heated; used in calico printing and wool dyeing. Also known as red potassium prussiate; red prussiate of potash.
