INORG CHEM Flashcards
-Non-metal
-Component of Glass (Type I)
-Valuable SUBSTITUTE for diamond in glass cutting and gem polishing
BORON
Use in Vulcanizing Rubber
BORATES
aka
‘Sal sedativum”
Toxic by ingestion, absorbed in broken skin, buffer in ophthalmic prep, tonicity adjusting agent
H3BO3 - Boric acid/Boracic acid
aka
“Dobell’s Solution”
“Borax”
“Sodium tetraborate”
Eye wash, component of cold cream and in the prep of sodium borate prep
Na2B4O7 - Sodium Borate
Most Abundant Metal
ALUMINUM
-Abrasive in industries
-(+) result in Thenard’s Blue Test
-Deo, protectant, antiseptic, antiperspirant
ALUMINUM
Chief source of Aluminum
Bauxite ore
Used in tx of 2nd and 3rd degree Burns
A/E: Constipation
ALUMINUM FOIL
Aluminum Toxicity: ______
Shaver’s Disease
Al: Astringent, Antiseptic, Component of Deodorant
AlCl3 - Aluminum chloride
Brand names of Al(OH)3 Aluminum Hydroxide
Amphojel, Cremalin gel
AlPO4 (Aluminium phosphate) aka ______
use: antacid, astringent
Phosphagel
Aka Pearl Alum
used: deo
AlK(SO4)2
Potassium aluminum sulfate ● 12H2O
Used in the TX of Phosphatic Calculi
Al2(CO3)3 - Aluminum carbonate
Native Hydrated Aluminum Silicate
Kaolin
(Adsorbent and demulcent in diarrhea)
China Clay
Kaolin
Native Colloidal Hydrated Al silicate
Bentonite
Aka Mineral Soap, Soap clay, Wilkinite
Bentonite
(Suspending agent)
Piedra Pomez
Pumice
Na, K, Al silicate
-Volcanic origin, dental absrasivem dentrifice
Pumice
Native Hydrated Mg Silicate
Talc
2nd Most Toxic Metal
Thallium
aka Thalos, Green twig, Green shot
Thallium
“Alumina”, “Aluminum oxide”
Tx of silicosis
Al2O3 Aluminum oxide
Burrow’s Solution
Domeboro Solution
use: astringent
Aluminum Acetate
Aluminum glycinate
use: gastric acid and antidiarrheal
Dihydroxyaluminum amino acetate
aka EKA-ALUMINUM
Gallium
Lowest Melting Point
Gallium
Substitute for Hg in manuf of arc lamps
Tx of cancer related hypercalcemia
Gallium
EKA-Boron
Scandium
Scandium subgroup
Hard to separate due to similarity in chemical properties
Lanthanum
Scandium subgroup
Prepared synthetically, exist as radioactive isotopes, not very stable
Actinium
Bordeaux Mixture (2)
CuSO4 + CaOH
Copper sulfate + Calcium Hydroxide
Aka Heavy
Barium
Toxicity of this elements resembles lobster appearance
Boric Acid
Native Colloidal Hydrated Al silicate
Bentonite
Non-metal, basic building unit of organic comp, fundamental constituent of all animals and veg. tissues, occurs free in nature
Carbon
Process where carbon can form bonds within itself
Catenation
Component of Universal Antidote
Used as adsorbent and in diarrhea and poisoning
Activated Charcoal
aka Carbonic Acid Gas
Resp stimulant (CO poisoning), tx of persistent hiccups, used in manuf of soda, carbonated water
Carbon dioxide
“Dry Ice”
Refrigerants, acne, corns, calluses, moles, warts, eczema
Solid CO2
Gives blood cherry red color
CO Carbon monoxide
CO has _____ affinity to hemoglobin
210x
Artificial Air is composed of: ________
20% Oxygen
80% Helium
Abundant in nature, used in stationary phase at chromatography
Silicon dioxide / Silica
Toxicity of SiO2: ______
Tx: ______
- Silicosis (hemoptysis)
- Alumina (Al2O3)
Na2CO3 with Pure Silica
Glass
Glass modified by:
1. dec coefficient of expansion
2. dec refractive index
3. Amber color, light resistant prop
4. Mask color of Fe2O3
Boron
Pb (lead)
K (potassium)
MnO2 (manganese dioxide)
Purified Silicaceous Earth
Kieselguhr Silica
SiO2
Magnesium Aluminum Phyllosilicate
Black Tablet
Attapulgite
Polymagma
Quintess
Attapulgite
Polydimethyl siloxane + Hydrated Silica Gel
Simethicone
Gun Metal
10% Tin 90% Copper
__% of SnF2 (stannous fluoride) for 1 application
8%
Germicidal against Staph. aureus
SnO2 Stannic Oxide
● Pewter Metal
● Type Metal
● Bearing Metal
● 75% Tin, 25% Lead
●5% Tin, 20% Antimony 75% Lead
●82% Tin, 14% Antimony, 4% Copper, Phosphor Tin
Plumbers Alloy
33% Lead, 66% Tin
Lead Toxicity: __________
Antidote: ___
- Plumbism, Saturnism, Devon’s Clinic
- EDTA, Calcium Sodium Versenate
aka Sugar of Lead, Salt of Saturn
Lead Acetate
Goulard’s Extract (2)
Lead Acetate + Lead Oxide
Litharge
Lead Oxide
Pewter Metal
Rose Metal
Solder Metal
●80% Sn 20% Pb
●25% Sn 25% Pb 50% Bi
●50% Sn 50% Lead
Solar Ray Protectant
TiO2 Titanium dioxide
Use: antiperspirant, deo
Causes Pulmonary Granuloma formation toxicity, can lead to cancer
Zirconium
One of the softest mineral known
Graphite
Soccer Ball like: _______
C60 (buckminsterfullerene)
Azote, Mephitic Air
Nitrogen
Color of Cylinder for Nitrogen
BLACK CYLINDER
Replace air conditioner for parenteral solution
Triple bond-responsible for inertness
Nitrogen Gas
Refrigerant, Cryotherapy
Liquid Nitrogen
aka Laughing Gas
N2O Nitrous Oxide
Cylinder Color - N2O Nitrous Oxide
BLUE
Gas (Brown color or Pale Blue Liquid)
N2O3 Dinitrogen trioxide
Brown Gas, Pollutant
Nitrite NO2
from Nitroso derivative
Preservative but carcinogenic
NO3 Nitrate