Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

iodic acid

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

HIO 3 Water-soluble, moderately strong acid; colorless or white powder or crystals; decomposes at 110_C; used in analytical chemistry and medicine.

potassium hypophosphite

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KH 2 PO 2 White, opaque crystals or powder, soluble in water and alcohol; used in medicine.

thorium chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

ThCl 4 Hygroscopic, toxic colorless crystal needles soluble in alcohol, melts at 820_C, decomposes at 928_C; used in incandescent lighting. Also known as thorium tetrachloride.

bifluoride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

An acid fluoride whose formula has the form MHF 2 ; an example is sodium bifluoride, NaHF 2 .

iodine cyanide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

ICN Poisonous, colorless needles with pungent aroma and acrid taste; melts at 147_C; soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used in taxidermy as a preservative. Also known as cyanogen iodide.

potassium iodate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

KIO 3 Odorless, white crystals; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; melts at 560_C; used as an analytical reagent and in medicine.

thorium dioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

ThO 2 A heavy, white powder soluble in sulfuric acid, insoluble in water, melts at 3300_C; used in medicine, ceramics, flame spraying, and electrodes. Also known as thoria; thorium anhydride; ...