Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

beryllium fluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

BeF 2 A hygroscopic, amorphous solid with a melting point of 800_C; soluble in water; used in beryllium metallurgy.

inorganic peroxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

An inorganic compound containing an element at its highest state of oxidation (such as perchloric acid, HClO 4 ), or having the peroxy group, _O_O_ (such as perchromic acid, H 3 CrO 8 _2H 2 O).

KF orKF_2H 2 O Poisonous, white, deliquescent crystals with saline taste; soluble in water and hydrofluoric acid, insoluble in alcohol; melts at 846_C; used to etch glass and as a preservative and ...

thionic acid

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

H 2 SxO 6 , where x varies from 2 to 6.

beryllium nitrate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Be(NO 3 ) 2 _3H 2 O A compound that forms colorless, deliquescent crystals that are soluble in water; used to introduce beryllium oxide into materials used in incandescent mantles.

inorganic pigment

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A natural or synthetic metal oxide, sulfide, or other salt used as a coloring agent for paints, plastics, and inks.

potassium fluosilicate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

K 2 SiF 6 An odorless, white crystalline compound; slightly soluble in water; used in vitreous frits, synthetic mica, metallurgy, and ceramics. Also known as potassium silicofluoride.