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BeF<sub>2</sub> A hygroscopic, amorphous solid with a melting point of 800_C; soluble in water; used in beryllium metallurgy.
Industry:Chemistry
KF orKF_2H<sub>2</sub>O Poisonous, white, deliquescent crystals with saline taste; soluble in water and hydrofluoric acid, insoluble in alcohol; melts at 846_C; used to etch glass and as a preservative and insecticide.
Industry:Chemistry
Be(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_3H<sub>2</sub>O A compound that forms colorless, deliquescent crystals that are soluble in water; used to introduce beryllium oxide into materials used in incandescent mantles.
Industry:Chemistry
A natural or synthetic metal oxide, sulfide, or other salt used as a coloring agent for paints, plastics, and inks.
Industry:Chemistry
Large molecules, usually linear or branched chains with atoms other than carbon in their backbone; an example is glass, an inorganic polymer made up of rings and chains of repeating silicate units.
Industry:Chemistry
KAuCl<sub>4</sub>_2H<sub>2</sub>O Yellow crystals, soluble in water, ether, and alcohol; used in photography and medicine. Also known as gold potassium chloride; potassium aurichloride; potassium chloroaurate.
Industry:Chemistry
M<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> A salt of thiosulfuric acid and a base; for example, reaction of sodium hydroxide and thiosulfuric acid to produce sodium thiosulfate.
Industry:Chemistry
BeO An amorphous white powder, insoluble in water; used to make beryllium salts and as a refractory. Also known as beryllia.
Industry:Chemistry
Any of the compounds formed from the elements of the halogen family that react with each other to form a series of binary compounds; for example, iodine monofluoride.
Industry:Chemistry
KAu(CN)<sub>2</sub> A white, water-soluble, crystalline powder; used in medicine and for gold plating. Also known as gold potassium cyanide; potassium cyanoaurite.
Industry:Chemistry
