Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

thionyl chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SOCl 2 A toxic, yellowish to red liquid with a pungent aroma, soluble in benzene, decomposes in water and at 140_C; boils at 79_C; used as a chemical intermediate and catalyst. Also known as sulfur ...

beryllium nitride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Be 3 N 2 Refractory, white crystals with a melting point of 2200_40_C; used in the manufacture of radioactive carbon-14 and in experimental rocket fuels.

inorganic polymer

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Large molecules, usually linear or branched chains with atoms other than carbon in their backbone; an example is glass, an inorganic polymer made up of rings and chains of repeating silicate units.

potassium gold chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KAuCl 4 _2H 2 O Yellow crystals, soluble in water, ether, and alcohol; used in photography and medicine. Also known as gold potassium chloride; potassium aurichloride; potassium chloroaurate.

thiosulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

M 2 S 2 O 3 A salt of thiosulfuric acid and a base; for example, reaction of sodium hydroxide and thiosulfuric acid to produce sodium thiosulfate.

beryllium oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

BeO An amorphous white powder, insoluble in water; used to make beryllium salts and as a refractory. Also known as beryllia.

interhalogen

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Any of the compounds formed from the elements of the halogen family that react with each other to form a series of binary compounds; for example, iodine monofluoride.