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MnO<sub>2</sub> A black, crystalline, water-insoluble compound, decomposing to manganese sesquioxide, Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and oxygen when heated to 535_C; used as a depolarizer in certain dry-cell batteries, as a catalyst, and in dyeing of textiles. Also known as battery manganese; manganese binoxide; manganese black; manganese peroxide.
Industry:Chemistry
Ag<sub>2</sub> SO<sub>4</sub> Light-sensitive, colorless, lustrous crystals; soluble in alkalies and acids, insoluble in alcohol; melts at 652_C; used as an analytical reagent. Also known as normal silver sulfate.
Industry:Chemistry
CuSO<sub>4</sub> A water-soluble salt used in copper-plating baths; crystallizes as hydrous copper sulfate, which is blue. Also known as copper sulfate.
Industry:Chemistry
Ag<sub>2</sub> S A dark, heavy powder, insoluble in water, soluble in concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids; melts at 825_C; used in ceramics and in inlay metalwork.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> A fire-hazardous, lemon to whitish-gray powder; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; melts at 55_C; used as a chemical intermediate and catalyst and in ore flotation. Also known as sodium dithionite.
Industry:Chemistry
CCl<sub>3</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> A colorless liquid with a sweet odor whose vapor is very irritating to the lungs and causes vomiting, coughing, and crying; used as a soil fumigant. Also known as nitrochloroform; trichloronitromethane.
Industry:Chemistry
Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> A compound formed as an explosive darkgreen oil by the action of concentrated sulfuric acid on permanganate compounds.
Industry:Chemistry
CuCl or Cu<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> Green, tetrahedral crystals, insoluble in water. Also known as copper chloride; resin of copper.
Industry:Chemistry
NaOH White, deliquescent crystals; absorbs carbon dioxide and water from air; soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol; melts at 318_C; used as an analytical reagent and chemical intermediate, in rubber reclaiming and petroleum refining, and in detergents. Also known as sodium hydrate.
Industry:Chemistry
1. A double salt of platinic chloride and another chloride. 2. A salt of chloroplatinic acid. Also known as platinochloride.
Industry:Chemistry
