Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

lead sulfide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PbS Blue, metallic, cubic crystals that melt at 1120_C, derived from the mineral galena or by reacting hydrogen sulfide gas with a solution of lead nitrate; used in semiconductors and ceramics. Also ...

rubidium chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

RbCl A water-soluble, white, lustrous powder melting at 715_C; used as a source for rubidium metal, and as a laboratory reagent.

uranium carbide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

One of the carbides of uranium, such as uranium monocarbide; used chiefly as a nuclear fuel.

cadmium sulfide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CdS A compound with two forms: orange, insoluble in water, used as a pigment, and also known as orange cadmium; light yellow, hexagonal crystals, insoluble in water, and also known as cadmium yellow.

lead telluride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

PbTe A crystalline solid that is very toxic if inhaled or ingested; melts at 902_C; used as a semiconductor and photoconductor in the form of single crystals.

rubidium halide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Any of the halogen compounds of rubidium; examples are RbBr, RbCl, RbF, RbIBrCl, RbBr 2 Cl, and RbIBr 2 .

uranium dioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

UO 2 Black, highly toxic, spontaneously flammable, radioactive crystals; insoluble in water, soluble in nitric and sulfuric acids; melts at approximately 3000_C; used to pack nuclear fuel rods and ...