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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
BaO<sub>2</sub> A compound formed as white toxic powder, insoluble in water; used as a bleach and in the glass industry. Also known as barium binoxide; barium dioxide; barium superoxide.
Industry:Chemistry
NaBH<sub>4</sub> A flammable, hygroscopic, white to gray powder; soluble in water, insoluble in ether and hydrocarbons; decomposes in damp air; used as a hydrogen source, a chemical reagent, and a rubber foaming agent.
Industry:Chemistry
NH<sub>2</sub>OH A colorless, crystalline compound produced commercially by acid hydrolysis of nitroparaffins, decomposes on heating, melts at 33_C; used in organic synthesis and as a reducing agent.
Industry:Chemistry
Al(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>_9H<sub>2</sub>O White, deliquescent crystals with a melting point of 73_C; soluble in alcohol and acetone; used as a mordant for textiles, in leather tanning, and as a catalyst in petroleum refining.
Industry:Chemistry
K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> White, water-soluble, deliquescent powder, melting at 891_C; insoluble in alcohol; used in brewing, ceramics, explosives, fertilizers, and as a chemical intermediate. Also known as potash; salt of tartar.
Industry:Chemistry
Ni<sub>3</sub> (PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_7H<sub>2</sub>O A light-green powder; soluble in acids and ammonium hydroxide, insoluble in water; used for electroplating and production of yellow nickel.
Industry:Chemistry
BaSi<sub>2</sub> A compound that has the appearance of metalgray lumps; melts at white heat; used in metallurgy to deoxidize steel.
Industry:Chemistry
NaMnO<sub>4</sub>_3H<sub>2</sub>O A fire-hazardous, water-soluble, purple powder; decomposes when heated; used to make saccharin, as a disinfectant, and as an oxidizing agent.
Industry:Chemistry
ClO<sub>3</sub>sw A negative ion derived from hypochlorous acid, HClO; the ion is an oxidizing agent and a constituent of bleaching agents.
Industry:Chemistry
CoCl<sub>2</sub> or CoCl<sub>2</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O A compound whose anhydrous form consists of blue crystals and sublimes when heated, and whose hydrated form consists of red crystals and melts at 86.8_C; both forms are used as an absorbent for ammonia in dyes and as a catalyst. Also known as cobalt chloride.
Industry:Chemistry
