Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

sulfur dioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SO 2 A toxic, irritating, colorless gas soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; boils at _10_C; used as a chemical intermediate, in artificial ice, paper pulping, and ore refining, and as a solvent. ...

arsenic pentoxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

As 2 O 5 A white, deliquescent compound that decomposes by heat and is soluble in water. Also known as arsenic oxide.

gold hydroxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Au(OH) 3 A yellow-brown, light-sensitive, water-insoluble powder; dissolves in most acids; easily reduced to metallic gold; used in medicine, porcelain, gold plating, and daguerreotypes.

phosphorus trichloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PCl 3 A colorless, fuming liquid that decomposes rapidly in moist air and water; soluble in ether, benzene, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride; boils at 76_C; used as a chlorinating agent, ...

sulfur hexafluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SF 6 A colorless gas soluble in alcohol and ether, slightly soluble in water, sublimes at _64_C; used as a dielectric in electronics.

arsenic trichloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

AsCl 3 An oily, colorless liquid that dissolves in water; used in ceramics, organic chemical syntheses, and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.

gold oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Au 2 O 3 Water-insoluble, heat-decomposable, brownish-black powder; soluble in hydrochloric acid; used to gild, in medicine and porcelain, and for daguerreotypes. Also known as auric oxide; gold ...