Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry

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Inorganic chemistry

yttrium chloride

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

YCl 3 _6H 2 O Reddish, transparent, water- and alcoholsoluble prisms; decomposes at 100_C; used as an analytical reagent.

calcium silicate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Any of three silicates of calcium: tricalcium silicate, Ca 3 SiO 5 ; dicalcium silicate, Ca 2 SiO 4 ; calcium metasilicate, CaSiO 3 .

magnesium bromate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Mg(BrO 3 ) 2 _6H 2 O A white crystalline compound, insoluble in alcohol, soluble in water; a fire hazard; used as an analytical reagent.

silicon dioxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SiO 2 Colorless, transparent crystals, soluble in molten alkalies and hydrofluoric acid; melts at 1710_C; used to make glass, ceramic products, abrasives, foundry molds, and concrete.

TiH 2 A black metallic powder whose dust is an explosion hazard and which dissociates above 288_C; used in powder metallurgy, hydrogen production, foamed metals, glass solder, and refractories, and ...

blanc fixe

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

BaSO 4 A commercial name for barium sulfate, with some use in pure form in the paint, paper, and pigment industries as a pigment extender.

lead antimonite

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Pb 3 (SbO 4 ) 2 Poisonous, water-insoluble orange-yellow powder; used as a paint pigment and to stain glass and ceramics. Also known as antimony yellow; Naples yellow.