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V<sub>2</sub>S<sub>5</sub> A toxic, black-green powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies and acids; decomposes when heated; used to make vanadium compounds. Also known as vanadic sulfide; vanadium pentasulfide.
Industry:Chemistry
Ca(OCl)<sub>2</sub>_4H<sub>2</sub>O A white powder, used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant for swimming pools.
Industry:Chemistry
Li<sub>2</sub> MoO<sub>4</sub> Water-soluble white crystals melting at 705_C; used as a catalytic cracking (petroleum) catalyst and as a mill additive for steel.
Industry:Chemistry
SeO<sub>2</sub> Water- and alcohol-soluble, white to reddish, lustrous crystals; melts at 340_C; used in medicine, and as an oxidizing agent and catalyst. Also known as selenous acid anhydride; selenous anhydride; selenium oxide.
Industry:Chemistry
VCl<sub>4</sub> A toxic, red liquid; soluble in ether and absolute alcohol; boils at 154_C; used in medicine and to manufacture vanadium and organovanadium compounds.
Industry:Chemistry
CaI<sub>2</sub> A yellow, hygroscopic powder that is very soluble in water; used in photography.
Industry:Chemistry
LiNO<sub>3</sub> Water- and alcohol-soluble colorless powder melting at 261_C; used as a heat-exchange medium and in ceramics, pyrotechnics, salt baths, and refrigeration systems.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound of selenium and a halogen, for example, Se<sub>2</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>, SeBr<sub>2</sub>, SeBr<sub>4</sub>; Se<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>, SeCl<sub>2</sub>, SeCl<sub>4</sub>; Se<sub>2</sub>I<sub>2</sub>, SeI<sub>4</sub>.
Industry:Chemistry
V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> A toxic blue-black powder; insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies and acids; melts at 1967_C; used as a catalyst.
Industry:Chemistry
Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_4H<sub>2</sub>O Colorless, monoclinic crystals that are soluble in water; the anhydrous salt is very deliquescent; used as a fertilizer and in explosives. Also known as nitrocalcite.
Industry:Chemistry
