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ARSENIC GRIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grey arsenic
1, record 1, English, grey%20arsenic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gray arsenic 2, record 1, English, gray%20arsenic
correct
- metallic arsenic 1, record 1, English, metallic%20arsenic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gray, shiny, brittle, metallic-looking rhombohedra. Can be heated to burn in air with bluish flame, giving off an odor of garlic ... insoluble in water .... 1, record 1, English, - grey%20arsenic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Often called "arsenic" because it corresponds to the most common allotropic form of arsenic. 3, record 1, English, - grey%20arsenic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arsenic gris
1, record 1, French, arsenic%20gris
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arsenic métallique 2, record 1, French, arsenic%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
- arsenic gamma 3, record 1, French, arsenic%20gamma
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'arsenic [...] est un solide qui possède plusieurs variétés allotropiques. On peut signaler : l'arsenic gris ou arsenic métallique, forme g [gamma] la plus commune, rhomboédrique, de masse volumique 5,72 g/cm³, se sublimant sans fondre vers 630 °C sous la pression atmosphérique, insoluble dans les solvants usuels [...] 2, record 1, French, - arsenic%20gris
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'arsenic présente trois variétés allotropiques cristallines. [...] la variété a [alpha] ou arsenic jaune [...]. Cette variété [...] se transforme en arsenic gris ou y [gamma] sous l'action du brome et de l'iode, ou lorsqu'on l'expose à la lumière [...]. Par sublimation d'arsenic gris dans un courant d'hydrogène, on obtient l'arsenic noir [...] 3, record 1, French, - arsenic%20gris
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «gamma» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou s'écrire en italique. 4, record 1, French, - arsenic%20gris
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[La variété de l'arsenic gris] est celle que l'on considère dans l'exposé des propriétés chimiques de l'élément. 3, record 1, French, - arsenic%20gris
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arsénico gris
1, record 1, Spanish, ars%C3%A9nico%20gris
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arsénico metálico 2, record 1, Spanish, ars%C3%A9nico%20met%C3%A1lico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La más común [de las calidades alotrópicas] es el arsénico gris o metálico, cristalizado en escamas, de densidad igual a 5,727 y que se sublima sin fundir a unos 610º (a la presión atmosférica). Es insoluble en los disolventes ordinarios. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ars%C3%A9nico%20gris
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