Ammonium Sulfate – an Inorganic Sulfate Salt Ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4, is an inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. It is an inorganic salt with…
Lithium Hydride (Properties, Uses) Lithium hydride is a crystalline mass or powder that is white or translucent. It’s a white solid with the formula LiH; cubic; r.d. 0.82; m.p.…
Ammonium Thiosulfate – an Inorganic Compound Ammonium thiosulfate is a white crystalline solid. It is an inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)2S2O3. It is a white crystalline solid with ammonia odor,…
Sodium Thiosulfate – an Inorganic Compound Sodium thiosulfate is an inorganic compound with the formula Na2S2O3.xH2O. It is typically found in its pentahydrate form which is either white in color, or…
Paraldehyde – the Cyclic Trimer of Acetaldehyde Molecules Paraldehyde is the cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde molecules. It is a liquid made by treating acetaldehyde with acid, used medicinally as a sedative, hypnotic, and…
Oxidoreductase – an Enzyme that Catalyzes the Transfer of Electrons from one Molecule Oxidoreductases represent the largest class of enzymes in the Enzyme Commission nomenclature and comprise around one-third of all enzymatic activities registered in the Braunschweig Enzyme…
Lithium Aluminium Hydride (Properties, Structure, Uses) Lithium aluminium hydride, commonly abbreviated to LAH, is a white powder that turns gray when exposed to air. When spread out over a large flat…
Alcohol Dehydrogenases – a Group of Dehydrogenase Enzymes Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) are a group of dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many organisms and facilitate the interconversion between alcohols and aldehydes or ketones with…
Ethanal – an Organic Chemical Compound Ethanal is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3CHO, sometimes abbreviated by chemists as MeCHO (Me = methyl). It is a widespread, naturally occurring,…
Antimony Trioxide (Properties, Uses) Antimony trioxide (Antimony(III) oxide) is an inorganic compound with the formula Sb2O3, which, along with antimony tetroxide and antimony pentoxide, is the current trio of…
Copper sulfate – an inorganic compound Copper sulfate is an inorganic compound that combines sulfur with copper. They are the inorganic compounds with the chemical formula CuSO4(H2O)x, where x can range…
Antimony Trichloride (Properties, Structure, Uses) SbCl3 is the formula for antimony trichloride, an inorganic chloride salt. Alchemists named the soft colorless solid with a pungent odor butter of antimony. It’s…