List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1028

The mineral bastnäsite (or bastnaesite) is one of a family of three carbonate-fluoride minerals which includes bastnäsite-(Ce) with a formula of (Ce La)CO3F bastnäsite-(La) with a formula of (La Ce)CO3F […]

Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals.

Lignin or lignen is a complex polymer of aromatic alcohols known as monolignols. It is most commonly derived from wood and is an integral part of the secondary cell walls […]

Acetyl coenzyme A or acetyl-CoA is an important molecule in metabolism used in many biochemical reactions. It is referred to as the Hub of Metabolism. Its main function is to […]

Anorthite is the calcium endmember of plagioclase feldspar. Plagioclase is an abundant mineral in the Earth’s crust. The formula of pure anorthite is CaAl2Si2O8.

Sillimanite is an alumino-silicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Sillimanite is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864). It was first described in 1824 for an occurrence in […]

Silane is an inorganic compound with chemical formula SiH4. It is a colourless flammable gas with a sharp repulsive smell somewhat similar to that of acetic acid.Silane is of practical […]

Phosphoric acid (also known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid) is a mineral (inorganic) acid having the chemical formula H3PO4. Orthophosphoric acid molecules can combine with themselves to form a […]

Nitrogen tetroxide (or dinitrogen tetroxide) is the chemical compound N2O4. It is a useful reagent in chemical synthesis. It forms an equilibrium mixture with nitrogen dioxide.Dinitrogen tetroxide is a powerful […]

Potassium ferricyanide is the chemical compound with the formula K3[Fe(CN)6]. This bright red salt contains the octahedrally coordinated [Fe(CN)6]3− ion. It is soluble in water and its solution shows some […]