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Page 118
... chloride ; it boils at 74.1 ° C ( 165 ° F ) and freezes at -32.4 ° C ( -22.7 ° F ) . Its toxici- ty is very low . The other isomer , 1,1,2 - trichloroethane , by contrast , is a dangerous poison . Made from acetylene , hydrogen chloride ...
... chloride ; it boils at 74.1 ° C ( 165 ° F ) and freezes at -32.4 ° C ( -22.7 ° F ) . Its toxici- ty is very low . The other isomer , 1,1,2 - trichloroethane , by contrast , is a dangerous poison . Made from acetylene , hydrogen chloride ...
Page 448
... chloride , or CHLOROETHYLENE , a col- ourless , flammable , toxic gas belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds , used principally in making polyvinyl chloride ( q.v. ) , an important synthetic resin . Vinyl chloride was ...
... chloride , or CHLOROETHYLENE , a col- ourless , flammable , toxic gas belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds , used principally in making polyvinyl chloride ( q.v. ) , an important synthetic resin . Vinyl chloride was ...
Page 883
... chloride dis- solves starch , cellulose , and a great many oth- er organic substances ; hence the application of the fused salt ( melted zinc chloride ) as a caustic in surgery and the impossibility of filtering a strong ZnCl2 solution ...
... chloride dis- solves starch , cellulose , and a great many oth- er organic substances ; hence the application of the fused salt ( melted zinc chloride ) as a caustic in surgery and the impossibility of filtering a strong ZnCl2 solution ...
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