Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

lead azide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Pb(N 3 ) 2 Unstable, colorless needles that explode at 350_C; lead azide is shipped submerged in water to reduce sensitivity; used as a detonator for high explosives.

potassium sodium ferricyanide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

K 2 NaFe(CN) 6 Red, water-soluble crystals; used for blueprint paper and in photography.

titanium tetrachloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

TiCl 4 A colorless, toxic liquid soluble in water, fumes when exposed to moist air, boils at 136_C; used to make titanium and titanium salts, as a dye mordant and polymerization catalyst, and in ...

borazon

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A form of boron nitride with a zinc blende structure produced by subjecting the ordinary form to high pressure and temperature.

lead borate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Pb(BO 2 ) 2 _H 2 O Poisonous, water-insoluble white powder; soluble in dilute nitric acid; used as varnish and paint drier, for galvanoplastic work, in lead glass, and in waterproofing paints.

potassium sodium tartrate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 _4H 2 O Colorless, water-soluble, efflorescent crystals or white powder with a melting point of 70–80_C; used in medicine and as a buffer and sequestrant in foods. Also known as ...

TiCl 3 Toxic, dark-violet, deliquescent crystals soluble in alcohol and some amines, decomposes in water with heat evolution, decomposes above 440_C; used as a reducing agent, chemical intermediate, ...