Inorganic chemicals are substances of mineral origin that do not contain carbon in their molecular structure and are typically based on the most abundant chemicals on earth including oxygen, silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium. Inorganic chemicals often have high melting points and specific high or low electrical conductivity properties. These chemicals have application in every aspect of the chemical industry-such as catalysts, pigments, surfactants, coatings, medicine, fuel and agriculture. Browse the list below to view various inorganic chemicals available in Zambia.
Inorganic substances are a group of chemicals that contain no carbon. Examples include ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, all metals, and most elements (such as calcium).
Inorganic substances are a group of chemicals that contain no carbon. Examples include ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, all metals, and most elements (such as calcium).
Inorganic substances are a group of chemicals that contain no carbon. Examples include ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, all metals, and most elements (such as calcium).
While organic chemistry is defined as the study of carbon-containing compounds, inorganic chemistry is the study of the remaining (i.e., not carbon-containing) subset of compounds. But there can be overlap between the two fields.
Examples of common everyday inorganic compounds are water, sodium chloride (salt), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), calcium carbonate (dietary calcium source), and muriatic acid (industrial-grade hydrochloric acid). Inorganic compounds typically have high melting points and variable degrees of electrical conductivity.
Inorganics are elements and compounds, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and carbides, that do not contain a carbon-hydrogen bond. Inorganics are elements and compounds, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and carbides, that do not contain a carbon-hydrogen bond.
Toxic inorganic substances include salts of the metals copper, silver, lead, gold, nickel, chromium, zinc, cadmium and mercury, and the metalloid arsenic. Many of these are toxic even at low concentrations: less than 1mg l. Most are wastes from industrial processes or mining