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NaHCO<sub>3</sub> White, water-soluble crystals with an alkaline taste; loses carbon dioxide at 270_C; used as a medicine and a butter preservative, in food preparation, in effervescent salts and beverages, in ceramics, and to prevent timber mold. Also known as baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; sodium acid carbonate.
Industry:Chemistry
Al<sub>2</sub> O<sub>3</sub>_3H<sub>2</sub>O, or Al(OH)<sub>3</sub> A white powder; insoluble in water, soluble in hydrochloric or sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide; used in the manufacture of ceramic glasses and in paper coating. Also known as aluminum hydrate; aluminum hydroxide; hydrated alumina; hydrated aluminum oxide.
Industry:Chemistry
NiCO<sub>3</sub> Light-green crystals that decompose upon heating; soluble in acid, insoluble in water; used in electroplating.
Industry:Chemistry
NaNO<sub>2</sub> A fire-hazardous, air-sensitive, yellowish powder, soluble in water; decomposes above 320_C; used as an intermediate for dyestuffs and for pickling meat, textiles dyeing, and rust-proofing, and in medicine.
Industry:Chemistry
MnS An almost water-insoluble powder that decomposes on heating; used as a pigment and as an additive in making steel. Also known as manganese sulfide.
Industry:Chemistry
NaHF<sub>2</sub> Poisonous, water-soluble, white crystals; decomposes when heated; used as a laundry-rinse neutralizer, preservative, and antiseptic, and in glass etching and tinplating. Also known as sodium acid fluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
3Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>_2SiO<sub>2</sub> A colorless, crystalline combination of silicate and aluminate in the form of rhombic crystals.
Industry:Chemistry
A salt of dichromic acid, usually orange or red. Also known as bichromate.
Industry:Chemistry
Ni(CO)<sub>4</sub> Colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid boiling at 43_C; soluble in alcohol and concentrated nitric acid, insoluble in water; used in gas plating (vapor decomposes at 60_C) and to produce metallic nickel.
Industry:Chemistry
Cr<sub>2</sub> O<sub>2</sub> Black, acicular crystals; a semiconducting material with strong magnetic properties used in recording tapes.
Industry:Chemistry
