- Industry: Printing & publishing
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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.
AgIO<sub>3</sub> A white powder, soluble in ammonium hydroxide and nitric acid, slightly soluble in water; melts above 200_C; used in medicine.
Industry:Chemistry
Zn<sub>3</sub>P<sub>2</sub> A toxic, alcohol-insoluble, gray gritty powder that reacts violently with oxidizing agents; melts at over 420_C, decomposes in water; used as a rat poison and in medicine.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound formed from a nonmetal and hydrogen, for example, H<sub>2</sub>S and NH<sub>3</sub>.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>4</sub> Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>_10H<sub>2</sub>O Semitransparent crystals, soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol; used in photography, dyes, tanning, and blueprint paper. Also known as yellow prussiate of soda.
Industry:Chemistry
CsI A colorless, deliquescent, crystalline powder with a melting point of 621_C; soluble in water and alcohol; crystals used for infrared spectroscopy.
Industry:Chemistry
AgI A pale-yellow powder, insoluble in water, soluble in potassium iodide-sodium chloride solutions and ammonium hydroxide; melts at 556_C; used in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.
Industry:Chemistry
ZnSe A water-insoluble, moderately toxic, yellow to reddish solid that is a fire hazard when in contact with water and acids; melts above 1100_C; used as infrared optical windows.
Industry:Chemistry
CuBr<sub>2</sub> Black prismatic crystals; used in photography as an intensifier and in organic synthesis as a brominating agent. Also known as copper bromide.
Industry:Chemistry
NaBF<sub>4</sub> A white powder with a bitter taste; soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol; decomposes when heated, fuses below 500_C; used in electrochemical processes, as flux for nonferrous metals refining, and as an oxidation inhibitor.
Industry:Chemistry
MgSO<sub>3</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O A white, crystalline powder; insoluble in alcohol, slightly soluble in water; used in medicine and paper pulp.
Industry:Chemistry
