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A binary compound containing a chalcogen and a more electropositive element or radical.
Industry:Chemistry
MgWoO<sub>4</sub> White crystals, insoluble in alcohol and water, soluble in acid; used in luminescent paint and for fluorescent x-ray screens.
Industry:Chemistry
AgMnO<sub>4</sub> Water-soluble, violet crystals that decompose in alcohol; used in medicine and in gas masks.
Industry:Chemistry
ZrB<sub>2</sub> A hard, toxic, gray powder that melts at 3000_C; used as an aerospace refractory, in cutting tools, and to protect thermocouple tubes. Also known as zirconium diboride.
Industry:Chemistry
CuF<sub>2</sub> White crystalline powder used in ceramics and in the preparation of brazing and soldering fluxes. Also known as copper fluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
Hg<sub>2</sub> SO<sub>4</sub> Poisonous yellow-to-white powder; soluble in hot sulfuric acid or dilute nitric acid, insoluble in water; used as a catalyst and in laboratory batteries.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound of sodium with a halogen; for example, sodium bromide (NaBr), sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium iodide (NaI), and sodium fluoride (NaF).
Industry:Chemistry
1. Salts that have manganese in the anion. 2. In particular, a salt of manganic acid formed by fusion of manganese dioxide with an alkali.
Industry:Chemistry
Ag<sub>3</sub> PO<sub>4</sub> A poisonous, yellow powder; darkens when heated or exposed to light; soluble in acids and in ammonium carbonate, very slightly soluble in water; melts at 849_C; used in photographic emulsions and in pharmaceuticals, and as a catalyst. Also known as silver orthophosphate.
Industry:Chemistry
