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B<sub>5</sub>H<sub>9</sub> Flammable liquid boiling at 48_C; ignites spontaneously in air; proposed as high-energy fuel for aircraft and missiles.
Industry:Chemistry
SnO<sub>2</sub> A white powder; insoluble in water, soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid; melts at 1127_C; used in ceramic glazes and colors, special glasses, putty, and cosmetics, and as a catalyst. Also known as flowers of tin; stannic acid; stannic anhydride; tin dioxide; tin oxide; tin peroxide.
Industry:Chemistry
NH<sub>4</sub>I A salt prepared from ammonia and hydrogen iodide or iodine; it forms colorless, regular crystals which sublime when heated; used in photography and for pharmaceutical preparations.
Industry:Chemistry
An unstable compound of a strong base and ferric oxide which exists in alkaline solution, such as NaFeO<sub>2</sub>.
Industry:Chemistry
SnS<sub>2</sub> A yellow-brown powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkaline sulfides; decomposes at red heat; used as a pigment and for imitation gilding. Also known as artificial gold; mosaic gold; tin bisulfide.
Industry:Chemistry
(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> White, crystalline salt used as an analytic reagent, as a precipitant of phosphoric acid, and in pigments.
Industry:Chemistry
H<sub>4</sub>Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub> A white solid obtained by treating ferrocyanides with acid.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound that is binary and has five atoms of oxygen; for example, phosphorus pentoxide, P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>.
Industry:Chemistry
SnBr<sub>2</sub> A yellow powder; soluble in water, alcohol, acetone, ether, and dilute hydrochloric acid; browns in air; melts at 215_C. Also known as tin bromide.
Industry:Chemistry
NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub> A colorless crystalline salt; very insensitive and stable high explosive; also used as a fertilizer.
Industry:Chemistry
