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NF<sub>3</sub> A colorless gas that has a melting point of _206.6_C and a boiling point of _128.8_C; used as an oxidizer for high-energy fuels.
Industry:Chemistry
The term for a compound of trivalent iron, for example, ferric bromide, FeBr<sub>3</sub>.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> SiO<sub>3</sub> A gray-white powder; soluble in alkalies and water, insoluble in alcohol and acids; used to fireproof textiles, in petroleum refining and corrugated paperboard manufacture, and as an egg preservative. Also known as liquid glass; silicate of soda; sodium metasilicate; soluble glass; water glass.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> SnO<sub>3</sub>_3H<sub>2</sub>O Water- and alcohol-insoluble, whitish crystals; used in ceramics, dyeing, and textile fireproofing, and as a mordant. Also known as preparing salt.
Industry:Chemistry
N<sub>2</sub>O Colorless, sweet-tasting gas, boiling at_90_C; slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol; used as a food aerosol, and as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery. Also known as laughing gas; nitrogen monoxide.
Industry:Chemistry
Na<sub>2</sub> SO<sub>4</sub> Crystalline compound, melts at 888_C, soluble in water; used to make paperboard, kraft paper, glass, and freezing mixtures.
Industry:Chemistry
NH<sub>4</sub>HCO<sub>3</sub> White, crystalline, water-soluble salt; used in baking powders and in fire-extinguishing mixtures. Also known as ammonium hydrogen carbonate.
Industry:Chemistry
FeBr<sub>3</sub> Red, deliquescent crystals that decompose upon heating; soluble in water, ether, and alcohol; used in medicine and analytical chemistry. Also known as ferric sesquibromide; ferric tribromide; iron bromide.
Industry:Chemistry
BaMoO<sub>4</sub> A toxic, white powder with a melting point of approximately 1600_C; used in electronic and optical equipment and as a paint pigment.
Industry:Chemistry
