Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

tin hydride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SnH 4 A gas boiling at _52_C. Also known as stannane.

bismuth oxychloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

BiOCl A white powder; insoluble in water, soluble in acid; a toxic material if ingested; used in pigments and cosmetics.

iron pentacarbonyl

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Fe(CO) 5 An oily liquid that decomposes upon exposure to light, soluble in most organic solvents; used as a source of a pure iron catalyst and for magnet cores. Also known as iron carbonyl.

potassium percarbonate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

K 2 C 2 O 6 _H 2 O White, granular, water-soluble mass with a melting point of 200–300_C; used in microscopy, photography, and textile printing.

titanate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A salt of titanic acid; titanates of the M 2 TiO 3 type are called metatitanates, those of the M 4 TiO 4 type are called orthotitanates; an example is sodium titanate, (Na 2 O) 2 Ti 2 O 5 .

(BiO) 2 CO 3 or Bi 2 O 3 _CO 2 _ 1 / 2 H 2 O A white powder; dissolves in hydrochloric or nitric acid, insoluble in alcohol and water; used as opacifier in x-ray diagnosis, in ceramic glass, and in ...