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HF The hydride of fluoride; anhydrous HF is a mobile, colorless, liquid that fumes in air, melts at _83_C, boils at 19.8_C; used to make fluorine-containing refrigerants (such as Freon) and organic fluorocarbon compounds, as a catalyst in alkylate gasoline manufacture, as a fluorinating agent, and in preparation of hydrofluoric acid.
Industry:Chemistry
KHF<sub>2</sub> Colorless, corrosive, poisonous crystals; soluble in water and dilute alcohol; used to etch glass and as a metallurgy flux. Also known as Fremy’s salt; potassium acid fluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
HI A water-soluble, colorless gas that may be used in organic synthesis and as a reagent. Also known as hydriodic acid gas.
Industry:Chemistry
Ba(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> A toxic salt occurring as colorless, cubic crystals, melting at 592_C, and soluble in water; used as a reagent, in explosives, and in pyrotechnics. Also known as nitrobarite.
Industry:Chemistry
H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Unstable, colorless, heavy liquid boiling at 158_C; soluble in water and alcohol; used as a bleach, chemical intermediate, rocket fuel, and antiseptic. Also known as peroxide.
Industry:Chemistry
KHSO<sub>3</sub> White, water-soluble powder with sulfur dioxide aroma; insoluble in alcohol; decomposes when heated; used as an antiseptic and reducing chemical, and in analytical chemistry, tanning, and bleaching. Also known as potassium acid sulfite.
Industry:Chemistry
BaO A white to yellow powder that melts at 1923_C; it forms the hydroxide with water; may be used as a dehydrating agent. Also known as barium monoxide; barium protoxide.
Industry:Chemistry
H<sub>2</sub>Se A toxic, colorless gas, soluble in water, carbon disulfide, and phosgene; used to make metallic selenides and organoselenium compounds and in the preparation of semiconductor materials.
Industry:Chemistry
Ba(ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_4H<sub>2</sub>O Tetrahydrate variety which forms colorless hexagons; used in pyrotechnics.
Industry:Chemistry
H<sub>2</sub>S Flammable, toxic, colorless gas with offensive odor, boiling at _60_C; soluble in water and alcohol; used as an analytical reagent, as a sulfur source, and for purification of hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. Also known as hydrogen disulfide.
Industry:Chemistry
