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NaBO<sub>2</sub>_H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>_3H<sub>2</sub>O A white powder with a saline taste; slightly soluble in water, decomposes in moist air; used in deodorants, in dental compositions, and as a germicide. Also known as peroxydol.
Industry:Chemistry
A type of coordination compound containing a metal ion both coordinately saturated and encapsulated by a single ligand.
Industry:Chemistry
HgHAsO<sub>4</sub> A poisonous yellow powder; soluble in hydrochloric acid, insoluble in water; used in antifouling and waterproof paints and in medicine. Also known as mercury arsenate; mercury arseniate.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>_10H<sub>2</sub>O A water-soluble, odorless, white powder; melts between 75 and 200_C; used in glass, ceramics, starch and adhesives, detergents, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and photography; the impure form is known as borax. Also known as sodium pyroborate; sodium tetraborate.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound of aluminum with a halogen element, such as aluminum chloride.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> HPO<sub>4</sub> Transparent crystals, soluble in water; used in the textile processing and other industries to control pH in the range 4–9, as an additive in processed cheese to maintain spreadability, and as a laxative and antacid. Also known as disodium hydrogen phosphate.
Industry:Chemistry
NiO Green powder; soluble in acids and ammonium hydroxide; insoluble in water; used to make nickel salts and for porcelain paints. Also known as green nickel oxide.
Industry:Chemistry
NaClO<sub>4</sub> Fire-hazardous, white, deliquescent crystals; soluble in water and alcohol; melts at 482_C; explosive when in contact with concentrated sulfuric acid; used in jet fuel, as an analytical reagent, and for explosives.
Industry:Chemistry
CoBr<sub>2</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O Red-violet crystals with a melting point of 47–48_C; soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used in hygrometers. Also known as cobalt bromide.
Industry:Chemistry
HgI<sub>2</sub>_BaI<sub>2</sub>_5H<sub>2</sub>O Crystals that are yellow or reddish and deliquescent; soluble in alcohol and water; used in aqueous solution as Rohrbach’s solution for mineral separation on the basis of density. Also known as barium mercury iodide; mercury barium iodide.
Industry:Chemistry
