INORG CHEM Flashcards
(189 cards)
-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