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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.
MgCO<sub>3</sub> A water-insoluble, white powder, decomposing at about 350_C; used as a refractory material.
Industry:Chemistry
SiO A hard, abrasive, amorphous solid used as thin surface films to protect optical parts, mirrors, and aluminum coatings.
Industry:Chemistry
Hydrated aluminum and calcium (or sodium) silicates (for example, CaO_2Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>_5SiO<sub>2</sub> or Na<sub>2</sub>O_2Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>_5SiO<sub>2</sub>) made with controlled porosity; used as a catalytic cracking catalyst in petroleum refineries, or loaded with catalyst for other chemical reactions.
Industry:Chemistry
CaSO<sub>3</sub>_2H<sub>2</sub>O A white powder that is soluble in dilute sulfurous acid; may be dehydrated at 150_C to the anhydrous salt; used in the sulfite process for the manufacture of wood pulp.
Industry:Chemistry
Mg(ClO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O A white powder, bitter-tasting and hygroscopic; slightly soluble in alcohols, soluble in water; used in medicine.
Industry:Chemistry
Si<sub>3</sub> N<sub>4</sub> A white, water-insoluble powder, resistant to thermal shock and to chemical reagents; used as a catalyst support and for stator blades of high-temperature gas turbines.
Industry:Chemistry
Zn(AsO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> A toxic white powder that is insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies; used as an insecticide and timber preservative. Also known as zinc meta-arsenite.
Industry:Chemistry
CaWO<sub>4</sub> White, tetragonal crystals, slightly soluble in water; used in manufacture of luminous paints. Also known as artificial scheelite; calcium wolframate.
Industry:Chemistry
MgCl<sub>2</sub>_6H<sub>2</sub>O Deliquescent white crystals; soluble in water and alcohol; used in disinfectants and fire extinguishers, and in ceramics, textiles, and paper manufacture.
Industry:Chemistry
SiBr<sub>4</sub> A fuming, colorless liquid that yellows in air; disagreeable aroma; boils at 153_C. Also known as silicon bromide.
Industry:Chemistry
