Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

iridic chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

IrCl 4 A hygroscopic brownish-black mass, soluble in water and alcohol; used to analyze for nitric acid, HNO 3 , and in analytical microscopic work. Also known as iridium chloride; iridium ...

potassium metabisulfite

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

K 2 S 2 O 5 White granules or powder, decomposing at 150–190_C; used as an antiseptic, for winemaking, food preservation, and process engraving, and as a source for sulfurous acid. Also known as ...

thorium sulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Th(SO 4 ) 2 _8H 2 O A white powder soluble in ice water, loses water at 42_ and 400_C. Also known as normal thorium sulfate.

bismuth hydroxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Bi(OH) 3 A water-insoluble, white powder; precipitated by hydroxyl ion from bismuth salt solutions.

iron blue

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Ferric ferrocyanide used as blue pigment by the paint industry for permanent body and trim paints; also used in blue ink, in paper dyeing, and as a fertilizer ingredient.

potassium nitrate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KNO 3 Flammable, water-soluble, white crystals with saline taste; melts at 337_C; used in pyrotechnics, explosives, and matches, as a fertilizer, and as an analytical reagent. Also known as niter.