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Inorganic chemistry
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Inorganic chemistry
arsine
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
H 3 As A colorless, highly poisonous gas with an unpleasant odor.
heteropoly acid
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Complex acids of metals, whose specific gravity is greater than 4, with phosphoric acid; an example is phosphomolybdic acid.
platinocyanide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
A double salt of platinous cyanide and another cyanide, such as K 2 Pt(CN) 4 ; used in photography and fluorescent x-ray screens. Also known as cyanoplatinate.
sulfur oxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
An oxide of sulfur, such as sulfur dioxide, SO 2 , and sulfur trioxide, SO 3 .
arsinic acid
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
An acid of general formula R 2 AsO 2 H; derived from trivalent arsenic; an example is cacodylic acid, or dimethylarsinic acid, (CH 3 ) 2 AsO 2 H.
heteropoly compound
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Polymeric compounds of molybdates with anhydrides of other elements such as phosphorus; the yellow precipitate (NH 4 ) 3 P(Mo 3 O 10 ) 4 is such a compound.
platinum chloride
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
PtCl 4 or PtCl 4 _5H 2 O A brown solid or red crystals; soluble in alcohol and water; decomposes when heated (loses 4H 2 O at 100_C); used as an analytical reagent.
