Compound | Name | Formula | Uses | |||
Haemite | Iron | Fe2O3 | Preparation of corrosion substances, electric poles and moulding. | |||
Silver glance | Silver | Ag2S | Preparation of ornaments, vessels and metallic articles, silver salts etc. | |||
Lunar caustic | Silver nitrate | AgNO3 | Laboratory reagent, silvering of mirrors, photography and preparation in silver halides. | |||
Corrosive sublimate |
| HgCl2 | (i) Dilute solution of it is employed for the sterilization of surgical instruments. (ii) It is used in dry cells and as wood preservatives. |