Inorg Flashcards
Sodium acetate
DIURETIC
ANTACID
ALKALINIZING AGENT IN BENEDICT’S SOLUTION
Sodium Bicarbonate
Baking Soda
ANTACID
Sodium chloride
“Table Salt”
“Rock Salt”
CONDIMENT
ORAL REHYDRATING SALT
Sodium Biphosphate
“Fleet enema”
STOOL SOFTENER
URINARY ACIDIFIER FOR CYSTITIS
Sodium Carbonate
“Anhydrous”- Soda ash
“Dihydrate”- Trona
“Decahydrate”- Sal soda, Washing soda, Soda crystals ANTACID
Sodium hydroxide
“Caustic soda”
“Sosa”
“Lye”
SAPONIFYING AGENT (SOAP MAKING)
Sodium Hypochlorite
“Dakin’s Solution”
“Chlorox”
DISINFECTANT
BLEACHING AGENT
Sodium Thiosulfate
“Photographer’s hypo”
TOGETHER WITH SODIUM NITRATE, IT ACTS AS AN ANTIDOTE TO CYANIDE POISONING
Sodium Tartrate
STANDARDIZATION OF KARL FISCHER REAGENT
Potassium Chloride
RINGER’S SOLUTION
DARROW’S SOLUTION
ELECTROYTE REPLENISHER
Potassium permanganate
“Mineral Chameleon”
VOLUMETRIC SOLUTION AND INDICATOR IN PERMANGANOMETRY
ANTIDOTE IN STRYCHNINE POISONING
Potassium Bitartrate
“Cream of tartar”
“Creamor”
ONLY INSOLUBLE SALT OF POTASSIUM
Ammonium ion
Haber-Bosch process
HYPOTHETICAL AKALI METAL
Ammonium chloride
“Muriate of Hartshorn”
Sal ammoniac
Salmiac
BUFFER FOR ZINC ANALYSIS (COMPLEXATION)
Strong ammonia solution
“Stronger Ammonia Water”
“Spirit of Hartshorn”
CONTAINS 27-31% AMMONIA
USED PRIMARILY IN MAKING AMMONIA WATER
INGREDIENT OF AROMATIC SPIRIT OF AMMONIA
Copper
only reddish-colored metal
3rd most malleable
3rd best conductor of electricity
salts are blue in color
occcurs in the respiratory pigment hemocyanin and cytochrome oxidase
protein precipitant
enhances absorption of Fe
Wilson’s disease
COPPER TOXICITY
S/S: hepatic serosis, jaundice, bloating, brain damage, demyelination, kidney defects
DOC: Penicillamine (Cuprimine)
Copper sulfate (Pentahydrate)
“Blue Vitriol” “Blue Stone”
INGREDIENT IN: BENEDICT’S SOLUTION, FEHLING’S SOLUTION, BARFOED’S REAGENT, BORDEAUX MIXTURE
ANTIDOTE FOR PHOSHOROUS POISONING: COPPER SULATE, CALCIUM OXIDE, WATER
Silver
has oligodynamic action
inhibit microorganisms in small concentration
Argyria
SILVER TOXICITY
DOC: NSS, Sodium Thiosulfate, Potassium ferricyanide
Silver proteinates
MILD SILVER PROTEIN: ARGYROL 19-25%
- antiseptic for the eyes
- treatment of vaginitis
STRONG SILVER PROTEIN : PROTARGOL 7.5-8.5%
- potent germicide for ears, throat and bladder
COLLOIDAL SILVER PROTEIN: COLLARGOL 18-22%
- mild antiseptic
- 2% irrigate sinus
- 50% female genital tract antiseptic
Gold
King of all metals
Most malleable
Most Ductile
best conductor of electricity
soluble only in AQUA REGIA and SELENIC ACID
Agua regia
1 HNO3 : 3 HCl