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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
Al<sub>2</sub> O<sub>3</sub> The native form of aluminum oxide occurring as corundum or in hydrated forms, as a powder or crystalline substance.
Industry:Chemistry
NiSO<sub>4</sub>_(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O A green, crystalline compound, soluble in water; used as a nickel electrolyte for electroplating. Also known as ammonium nickel sulfate; double nickel salt.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> O A strong basic white powder soluble in molten caustic soda; forms sodium hydroxide in water; used as a dehydrating and polymerization agent. Also known as sodium oxide.
Industry:Chemistry
Cr<sub>2</sub> O<sub>3</sub> A dark green, amorphous powder, forming hexagonal crystals on heating that are insoluble in water or acids; used as a pigment to color glass and ceramic ware and as a catalyst. Also known as chrome green.
Industry:Chemistry
MnSiO<sub>3</sub> Water-insoluble red crystals or yellowishred powder; occurs in nature as rhodonite. Also known as manganese silicate.
Industry:Chemistry
NaN<sub>3</sub> Poisonous, colorless crystals; soluble in water and liquid ammonia; decomposes at 300_C; used in medicine and to make lead azide explosives.
Industry:Chemistry
A negative ion usually assigned the formula AlO<sub>2</sub> _ and derived from aluminum hydroxide.
Industry:Chemistry
Ni<sub>3</sub> (AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_H<sub>2</sub>O Poisonous yellow-green powder; soluble in acids, insoluble in water; used as a fat-hardening catalyst in soapmaking.
Industry:Chemistry
NaNO<sub>3</sub> Fire-hazardous, transparent, colorless crystals with bitter taste; soluble in glycerol and water; melts at 308_C; decomposes when heated; used in manufacture of glass and pottery enamel and as a fertilizer and food preservative.
Industry:Chemistry
Cr<sub>3</sub> C<sub>2</sub> Orthorhombic crystals with a melting point of 1890_C; resistant to oxidation, acids, and alkalies; used for hot-extrusion dies, in spray-coating materials, and as a component for pumps and valves.
Industry:Chemistry
