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- noun (Chem.) A chloride having five atoms of chlorine in each molecule.
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- noun chemistry any
chloride containing fivechlorine atoms in eachmolecule
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Examples
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It was during this period that he discovered the iminochlorides by the action of phosphorus pentachloride on the acid amides.
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The latter are obtained by the action of chlorosulphonic acid on aromatic hydrocarbons; a simpler method, however, is to treat the dry alkali sulphonates with phosphorus pentachloride --
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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The author adds in small portions five parts metanitro-benzaldehyd to nine parts of phosphorus pentachloride, avoiding a great rise of temperature.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 Various
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It burns spontaneously in chlorine, forming boron chloride, chloride of iodine, and pentachloride of phosphorus.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 Various
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The chlorides of these compounds are obtained when phosphorus pentachloride is allowed to act upon the acids, and are as a rule crystalline.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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Find the formula weights of the following substances to three significant figures. calcium hydroxide, Ca (OH) 2 = ____ AMU potassium sulfate, K2SO4 = ____AMU phosphorus pentachloride, PCl5 = ___AMU
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Phosphorus pentachloride react to form phosphorus trichloride and chlorine, like this: what happens when hydrogen combines with oxygen in presense of electric current? en Español
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Phosphorus pentachloride react to form phosphorus trichloride and chlorine, like this: what happens when hydrogen combines with oxygen in presense of electric current? en Español
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Find the formula weights of the following substances to three significant figures. calcium hydroxide, Ca (OH) 2 = ____ AMU potassium sulfate, K2SO4 = ____AMU phosphorus pentachloride, PCl5 = ___AMU
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Find the formula weights of the following substances to three significant figures. calcium hydroxide, Ca (OH) 2 = ____ AMU potassium sulfate, K2SO4 = ____AMU phosphorus pentachloride, PCl5 = ___AMU
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