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KClO<sub>4</sub> Explosive, oxidative, colorless crystals; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; decomposes at 400_C; used in explosives, medicine, pyrotechnics, analysis, and as a reagent and oxidizing agent. Also known as potassium hyperchlorate.
Industry:Chemistry
4BiNO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>_ BiO(OH) A white, hygroscopic powder; used in bismuth salts, perfumes, cosmetics, ceramic enamels, pharmaceuticals, and analytical chemistry.
Industry:Chemistry
KMnO<sub>4</sub> Highly oxidative, water-soluble, purple crystals with sweet taste; decomposes at 240_C; and explodes in contact with oxidizable materials; used as a disinfectant and analytical reagent, in dyes, bleaches, and medicines, and as a chemical intermediate. Also known as purple salt.
Industry:Chemistry
K<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Yellow mass with a melting point of 490_C; decomposes with oxygen evolution in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
Industry:Chemistry
TiC Very hard gray crystals insoluble in water, soluble in nitric acid and aqua regia, melts at about 3140_C; used in cermets, arc-melting electrodes, and tungsten-carbide tools.
Industry:Chemistry
Bi<sub>2</sub> Te<sub>3</sub> Gray, hexagonal platelets with a melting point of 573_C; used for semiconductors, thermoelectric cooling, and power generation applications.
Industry:Chemistry
K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub> White, water-soluble crystals, decomposing below 100_C; used for bleaching and textile desizing, as an oxidizing agent and antiseptic, and in the manufacture of soap and pharmaceuticals. Also known as potassium peroxydisulfate.
Industry:Chemistry
Bi<sub>2</sub> O<sub>3</sub> A yellow powder; melting point 820_C; insoluble in water, dissolves in acid; used to make enamels and to color ceramics. Also known as bismuth oxide; bismuth yellow.
Industry:Chemistry
TiO<sub>2</sub> A white, water-insoluble powder that melts at 1560_C, and which is produced commercially from the titanium dioxide minerals ilmenite and rutile; used in paints and cosmetics. Also known as titania; titanic anhydride; titanium oxide; titanium white.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound that has the HSO<sub>4</sub> _ radical; derived from sulfuric acid.
Industry:Chemistry
