Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

uranium trioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

UO 3 A poisonous, radioactive, red to yellow powder; soluble in nitric acid, insoluble in water; decomposes when heated; used in ceramics and pigments and for uranium refining. Also known as orange ...

calcium bromide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CaBr 2 A deliquescent salt in the form of colorless hexagonal crystals that are soluble in water and absolute alcohol.

lindane

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

The gamma isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane, constituting a persistent, bioaccumulative pesticide and a neurotoxin.

ruthenium tetroxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

RuO 4 A yellow, toxic solid, melting at 25_C; used as an oxidizing agent.

uranyl acetate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

UO 2 (C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 _2H 2 O Poisonous, radioactive yellow crystals, decomposed by light; soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water; loses water of crystallization at 110_C, decomposes at ...

calcium carbide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CaC 2 An alkaline earth carbide obtained in the pure form as transparent crystals that decompose in water; used to make acetylene gas.

lithium aluminum hydride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

LiAlH 4 A compound made by the reaction of lithium hydride and aluminum chloride; a powerful reducing agent for specific linkages in complex molecules; used in organic synthesis.