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HCl A solution of hydrogen chloride gas in water; a poisonous, pungent liquid forming a constant-boiling mixture at 20% concentration in water; widely used as a reagent, in organic synthesis, in acidizing oil wells, ore reduction, food processing, and metal cleaning and pickling. Also known as muriatic acid.
Industry:Chemistry
KAl(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_12H<sub>2</sub>O White, odorless crystals that are soluble in water; used in medicines and baking powder, in dyeing, papermaking, and tanning. Also known as alum; aluminum potassium sulfate; potassium alum.
Industry:Chemistry
TeBr<sub>2</sub> Toxic, hygroscopic, green- or gray-black crystals with violet vapor, soluble in ether, decomposes in water, and melts at 210_C.
Industry:Chemistry
BaF<sub>2</sub> Colorless, cubic crystals, slightly soluble in water; used in enamels.
Industry:Chemistry
HCN A highly toxic liquid that has the odor of bitter almonds and boils at 25.6_C; used to manufacture cyanide salts, acrylonitrile, and dyes, and as a fumigant in agriculture. Also known as formonitrile; hydrogen cyanide; prussic acid.
Industry:Chemistry
KSbO<sub>3</sub> White, water-soluble crystals. Also known as potassium stibnate.
Industry:Chemistry
TeCl<sub>2</sub> A toxic, amorphous, black or green-yellow powder decomposing in water, melting at 209_C.
Industry:Chemistry
BaSiF<sub>6</sub>H A white, crystalline powder; insoluble in water; used in ceramics and insecticides. Also known as barium silicofluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
An aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride, HF; colorless, fuming, poisonous liquid; extremely corrosive, it is a weak acid as compared to hydrochloric acid, but will attack glass and other silica materials; used to polish, frost, and etch glass, to pickle copper, brass, and alloy steels, to clean stone and brick, to acidize oil wells, and to dissolve ores.
Industry:Chemistry
K<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub> Poisonous, colorless crystals; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; used as an insecticide, analytical reagent, and in hide preservation and textile printing. Also known as Macquer’s salt.
Industry:Chemistry
