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Inorganic chemistry
potassium arsenate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
K 3 AsO 4 Poisonous, colorless crystals; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; used as an insecticide, analytical reagent, and in hide preservation and textile printing. Also known as Macquer’s ...
tellurium dioxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
TeO 2 The most stable oxide of tellurium, formed when tellurium is burned in oxygen or air or by oxidation of tellurium with cold nitric acid; crystallizes as colorless, tetragonal, hexagonlike ...
barium hydroxide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
Ba(OH) 2 _8H 2 O Colorless, monoclinic crystals, melting at 78_C; soluble in water, insoluble in acetone; used for fat saponification and fusing of silicates.
hydrogen bromide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
HBr A hazardous, toxic gas used as a chemical intermediate and as an alkylation catalyst; forms hydrobromic acid in aqueous solution.
potassium arsenite
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
KH(AsO 2 ) 2 Poisonous, hygroscopic, white powder; soluble in alcohol; decomposes slowly in air; used in medicine, on mirrors, and as an analytical reagent. Also known as potassium metarsenite.
tellurium disulfide
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
TeS 2 A toxic, red powder, insoluble in water and acids. Also known as tellurium sulfide.
barium manganate
Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry
BaMnO 4 A toxic, emerald-green powder which is used as a paint pigment. Also known as Cassel green; manganese green.
