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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.
CoF<sub>3</sub> A brownish powder that reacts with water to form a precipitate of cobaltic hydroxide; used as a fluorinating agent. Also known as cobaltic fluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
HgO A compound of mercury that exists in two forms, red mercuric oxide and yellow mercuric oxide; the red form decomposes upon heating, is insoluble in water, and is used in pigments and paints, and in ceramics; the yellow form is insoluble in water, decomposes upon heating, and is used in medicine. Also known as mercury oxide; red precipitate; yellow precipitate.
Industry:Chemistry
CeO<sub>2</sub> A pale-yellow to white powder; soluble in sulfuric acid, insoluble in dilute acid and water; used in ceramics and as a polish for optical glass. Also known as ceria; cerium dioxide; cerium oxide.
Industry:Chemistry
Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub> A white powder, very slightly soluble in water, decomposing at 350_C; used as an intermediate in extraction of magnesium metal, and as a reagent in the sulfite wood pulp process. Also known as magnesium hydrate.
Industry:Chemistry
AgBr Yellowish, light-sensitive crystals; soluble in potassium bromide and potassium cyanide, slightly soluble in water; melts at 432_C; used in photographic films and plates.
Industry:Chemistry
Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub> A toxic, white powder that is insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in alkalies and dilute acids; melts at 800_C; used as an analytical reagent and insecticide, and in medicine and metal plating.
Industry:Chemistry
Hg<sub>3</sub> (PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> Poisonous yellowish or white powder; insoluble in alcohol and water, soluble in acids; used in medicine. Also known as mercury phosphate; trimercuric orthophosphate.
Industry:Chemistry
MgI<sub>2</sub>_8H<sub>2</sub>O Crystalline powder, white and deliquescent, discoloring in air; soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used in medicine.
Industry:Chemistry
Ag<sub>2</sub> CO<sub>3</sub> Yellowish, light-sensitive crystals; insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in alkalies and acids; decomposes at 220_C; used as a reagent.
Industry:Chemistry
ZnF<sub>2</sub> A toxic white powder that is slightly soluble in water and melts at 872_C; used in enamels, ceramic glazes, and galvanizing.
Industry:Chemistry
