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Complex metal hydrides are salts wherein the anions contain hydride s. In the older chemical literature as well as contemporary Solid state chemistry materials science textbooks, a metal hydride is assumed to be nonmolecular, i.e. three dimensional lattices of atomic ions. In such systems, hydrides are often interstitial and nonstoichiometric compound nonstoichiometric , and the bonding between the metal and hydrogen atoms is significantly ionic bonding ionic . In contrast, complex metal hydrides typically contain more than one type of metal or metalloid and are either soluble or react with water. They exhibit ionic bonding between a positive metal ion with molecular anion s containing the hydride. In such materials the hydrogen is bonded with significant covalent character to the second metal or metalloid atoms. ref name Holle Holleman, A. F. Wiberg, E. Inorganic Chemistry Academic Press San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0 12 352651 5. ref Examples In general, complex metal hydrides have the formula M sub x sub M sub y sub H sub n sub , where M is an alkali metal cation or cation complex and M is a metal or metalloid. Well known examples feature group 13 element s, especially boron and aluminium including sodium aluminium hydride , NaAlH sub 4 sub also known as sodium alanate , lithium aluminum hydride , LiAlH sub 4 sub , and lithium borohydride , LiBH sub 4 sub . Complex metal hydrides are often soluble in ether ial solvent s. Other complex metal hydrides are numerous. Illustrative examples include the salts MgBr THF sub 2 sub sub 4 sub FeH sub 6 sub and Potassium nonahydridorhenate K sub 2 sub ReH sub 9 sub . ref name Holle See also Hydride Ionic hydrides Ionic hydrides Hydrogen storage References reflist Category Metal hydrides Category Inorganic chemistry Category Hydrogen storage ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Box Type compilation Artist Klinik Commented out because image was deleted Cover Klinik Box.jpg Released 1990 Recorded 1984 1988 Genre Industrial music Industrial Length 115 44 Label Antler Subway Producer Marc Verhaeghen Reviews Last album Insane Terror br 1989 This album Box br 1990 Next album Black Leather br 1990 Box , a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks by Klinik , was released as a 3LP or 2CD box with a 24 page booklet, containing song lyrics and photos by Sabine Voss. The 2CD was re released in 2004 by Hands Productions . Track listing Disc one tracklist title1 Nautilus II length1 1 45 title2 Colour of your Heart length2 4 10 title3 Surviving in Europe length3 6 15 title4 Entrance length4 8 15 title5 Wired length5 5 10 title6 Under the Black Sun length6 8 40 title7 Insane Terror length7 5 30 title8 The Kiss of Death length8 9 10 title9 Escape length9 2 43 title10 Talking to a Stranger length10 2 05 title11 Target length11 6 00 total length 59 43 Disc two tracklist title1 Decay length1 21 55 title2 Metalloid length2 2 50 title3 Immortal Flesh length3 2 42 title4 The Tree of Life length4 10 42 title5 Walking with Shadows length5 5 00 title6 Get Lost length6 3 28 title7 Sleepwalkin length7 5 20 title8 Nautilus III length8 4 20 total length 56 17 DEFAULTSORT Box Klinik Album Category Klinik albums Category Double compilation albums Category Triple compilation albums Category 1990 compilation albums 1990s album stub ... more details
orphan date February 2010 Infobox mountain name Antimony Peak photo Antimony 225071.jpg photo caption Antimony specimen from Antimony Peak elevation ft 6848 elevation ref NGVD29 ref name pb cite peakbagger pid 1261 name Antimony Peak, California accessdate 2009 07 01 ref prominence ft 888 prominence ref ref name sp cite web url http www.summitpost.org mountain rock 400904 antimony peak san emigdio mtns.html title Antimony Peak publisher SummitPost.org accessdate 2009 12 09 ref listing Hundred Peaks Section ref name hps cite hps id 04D name Antimony Peak accessdate 2009 12 09 ref location Kern County, California Kern County , California California, USA range San Emigdio Mountains coordinates coord 34.8769197 119.1123291 format dms region US type mountain source gnis display inline,title ref name gnis cite gnis id 269552 name Antimony Peak accessdate 2009 03 06 ref topo United States Geological Survey USGS Pleito Hills first ascent easiest route Hike, YDS 1 ref name hps Antimony Peak is a steep peak located in southern Kern County , in the San Emigdio Mountains of the Transverse Ranges , California . The land is administered by the Los Padres National Forest . It was named by W. P. Blake, a Pacific Railroad surveyor in 1854 after he identified a suspected vein of silver ore on the mountain as being the metalloid antimony . ref name gudde cite book first Erwin last Gudde coauthors William Bright title California Place Names year 2004 edition Fourth publisher University of California Press page 15 id ISBN 0 520 24217 3 ref References reflist Category San Emigdio Mountains Category Mountains of Kern County, California Category Los Padres National Forest California south geo stub ... more details
See also Book Chemical elements saved book title Periodic table subtitle cover image Periodic Table Armtuk3.svg cover color Periodic table Overview Periodic table History of the periodic table History Alternative periodic tables Chemical element Element Isotope Atomic orbital Orbital Groups Group periodic table Group Alkali metal Group I Alkaline earth metal Group II Group 3 element Group III Group 4 element Group IV Group 5 element Group V Group 6 element Group VI Group 7 element Group VII Group 8 element Group VIII Group 9 element Group IX Group 10 element Group X Group 11 element Group XI Group 12 element Group XII Boron group Group XIII Carbon group Group XIV Nitrogen group Group XV Chalcogen Group XVI Halogen Group XVII Group 18 element Group XVIII Periods Period periodic table Period Period 1 element Pediod 1 Period 2 element Pediod 2 Period 3 element Pediod 3 Period 4 element Pediod 4 Period 5 element Pediod 5 Period 6 element Pediod 6 Period 7 element Pediod 7 Extended periodic table Extensions Blocks Periodic table block Block s block p block d block f block Other divisions Actinide Lanthanide Metal Metalloid Noble gas Noble metals Noble metal Nonmetal Platinum group Post transition metal Transactinide element Transuranium element Transition metal See also Table of nuclides Island of stability Category Wikipedia books on the periodic table Category Wikipedia books on chemical elements Category Periodic table ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 A period 3 element is one of the chemical element s in the third row or Periodic table period period of the periodic table periodic table of the chemical elements . The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring periodic trends in the chemical behaviour of the elements as their atomic number increases a new row is begun when chemical behaviour begins to repeat, meaning that elements with similar behavior fall into the same vertical columns. The third period contains eight elements sodium, magnesium, aluminium, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, and argon. The first two, sodium and magnesium, are members of the s block of the periodic table, while the others are members of the p block . Note that there is a 3d orbital, but it is not filled until Period 4, such giving the period table its characteristic shape of two rows at a time . Overview All of the period 3 elements occur in nature and have at least one stable isotope . Elements colspan 3 Chemical element Chemical series Electron configuration 11 Na Sodium Alkali metal Ne 3s sup 1 sup 12 Mg Magnesium Alkaline earth metal Ne 3s sup 2 sup 13 Al Aluminium Poor metal Ne 3s sup 2 sup 3p sup 1 sup 14 Si Silicon Metalloid Ne 3s sup 2 sup 3p sup 2 sup 15 P Phosphorus Nonmetal Ne 3s sup 2 sup 3p sup 3 sup 16 S Sulfur Nonmetal Ne 3s sup 2 sup 3p sup 4 sup 17 Cl Chlorine Halogen Ne 3s sup 2 sup 3p sup 5 sup 18 Ar Argon Noble gas Ne 3s sup 2 sup 3p sup 6 sup Sodium Main Sodium Sodium symbol Na is an alkali metal . It is present in Earth s oceans in large quantities in the form of sodium chloride . Magnesium Main Magnesium Magnesium symbol Mg is an alkaline earth metal . Magnesium ion s are found in chlorophyll . Aluminium Main Aluminium Aluminium symbol Al is a poor metal . It is the most abundant metal in the Earth s crust geology crust . Silicon Main Silicon Silicon symbol Si is a metalloid . It is a semiconductor , making it the principal component in many integrated circuits ... more details
s and the noble gas es and metalloid s. Nevertheless, metal s tend to have many allotropes ... non metallic As sub 4 sub Gray arsenic, polymeric As metalloid Black arsenic metalloid and several similar other ones. Antimony blue white antimony the stable form metalloid yellow antimony non metallic ... more details
The term metallome has been introduced by R.J.P. Williams by analogy with proteome as distribution of free metal ions in every one of Cell biology cellular compartments. Subsequently, the term metallomics has been coined as the study of metallome. Szpunar 2005 defined metallomics as comprehensive analysis of the entirety of metal and metalloid species within a cell or tissue type . Therefore, metallomics can be considered a branch of metabolomics , even though the metals are not typically considered as metabolites . Hiroki Haraguchi gave an alternative definition of metallomes as metalloprotein s or any other metal containing biomolecules , and metallomics as a study of such biomolecules. In the study of metallomes the transcriptome, proteome and the metabolome will constitute the whole metallome. A study of the metallome is done to arrive at the metallointeractome The metallotranscriptome can be ideally defined as the map of the entire transcriptome in the presence of biologically or environmentally relevant concentrations of an essential or toxic metal, respectively metallometabolome would constitute the complete pool of small metabolites in a cell at any given time and this would give rise to the whole metallointeractome and knowledge of this would be of paramount importance in comparative metallomics dealing with toxicity and drug discovery. Shanker et al 2009 See also Bioinorganic chemistry omics Metallomics journal External links http www.rsc.org metallomics Metallomics, the journal covering the research fields related to biometals References cite journal author Mounicou, S., Szpunar, J. and Lobinski, R. title Metallomics the concept and methodology journal Chemical Society Reviews year 2009 volume 38 pages 1119&ndash 1138 doi 10.1039 b713633c pmid 19421584 issue 4 cite journal author Williams, R.J.P. title Chemical selection of elements by cells journal Coordination Chemistry Reviews year 2001 volume 216&ndash 217 pages 583&ndash 595 cite journal author Szpun ... more details
Metalloles are Inorganic chemistry inorganic derivatives of cyclopentadiene in which the carbon atom at position 5, the saturated carbon, is replaced by an inorganic atom. In contrast to its parent compound, the numbering of the metallole starts at the heteroatom . Some of these compounds are described as organometallic compounds, but in the list below quite a number of metalloid s are present too. ref cite journal last1 Tracy first1 Henry J. last2 Mullin first2 Jerome L. last3 Klooster first3 Wim T. last4 Martin first4 James A. last5 Haug first5 Judith last6 Wallace first6 Scott last7 Rudloe first7 Isaac last8 Watts first8 Kimberly title Enhanced Photoluminescence from Group 14 Metalloles in Aggregated and Solid Solutions journal Inorganic Chemistry volume 44 issue 6 pages 2003 year 2005 pmid 15762727 doi 10.1021 ic049034o ref Many metalloles are fluorescent and are used in organic light emitting diodes OLEDs and other applications. Metalloles, which can also be viewed as structural analog s of pyrrole , include class wikitable style text align center float right margin left 0.5em Calculated geometry and inversion barrier energy E for some C sub 4 sub H sub 4 sub MH metalloles ref name geo cite journal last1 Pelzer first1 Silke last2 Wichmann first2 Karin last3 Wesendrup first3 Ralf last4 Schwerdtfeger first4 Peter title Trends in Inversion Barriers IV. The Group 15 Analogous of Pyrrole journal The Journal of Physical Chemistry A volume 106 pages 6387 year 2002 doi 10.1021 jp0203494 ref Name M d M C , ngstr m d M H , C M C , E , kJ mol Pyrrole N 1.37 1.01 110 0 Phosphole P 1.81 1.425 90.5 67 Arsole As 1.94 1.53 86 125 Stibole Sb 2.14 1.725 80.5 160 Bismole Bi 2.24 1.82 78 220 Arsole , a moderately aromatic arsenic analog Bismole , a bismuth analog Borole , a boron analog Gallole , a gallium analog Germole , a germanium analog Phosphole , a phosphorus analog Plumbole , a lead analog Pyrrole , a nitrogen analog Selenophene , a selenium analog Silole , a silico ... more details
In chemistry, redistribution usually refers to the exchange of anionic ligands bonded to metal and metalloid centers. The conversion does not involve redox, in contrast to disproportionation reactions. Redistribution reactions are usefully conducted at higher temperatures upon cooling the mixture, the product mixture is kinetically frozen and the individual products can be separated. In cases where redistribution is rapid at mild temperatures, the reaction is less useful synthetically but still important mechanistically. Examples Useful redistribution reactions are found in organoaluminium compound organoaluminium , organoboron chemistry organoboron , and organosilicon chemistry . ref Greenwood, N. N. & Earnshaw, A. 1997 . Chemistry of the Elements 2nd Edn. , Oxford Butterworth Heinemann. ISBN 0 7506 3365 4. ref ref Many mixed organo chloro derivatives of many metalloids are produced in this manner. In one example, R. K ster, P. Binger, E. R. Chlorodiethylborane and Chlorodiphenylborane Inorganic Syntheses, Volume 15, pp. 149 153, 2007. DOI 10.1002 9780470132463.ch33 ref BCl sub 3 sub 2 B C sub 2 sub H sub 5 sub sub 3 sub 3 BCl C sub 2 sub H sub 5 sub sub 2 sub In another example, tetramethylsilane is an undesirable product of the industrially important direct process , but it can be converted recycled into more useful products by redistribution with silicon tetrachloride SiMe sub 4 sub SiCl sub 4 sub 2 SiMe sub 2 sub Cl sub 2 sub Many metal Polyhalide s undergo redistribution reactions, usually to afford nearly statistical mixtures of products. For example, titanium tetrachloride and titanium tetrabromide redistribute their halide ligands, one of many reactions in this conversion is shown ref cite journal author S. P. Webb and M. S. Gordon title Intermolecular Self Interactions of the Titanium Tetrahalides TiX sub 4 sub X F, Cl, Br year 1999 journal J. Am. Chem. Soc. volume 121 issue 11 pages 2552 2560 doi 10.1021 ja983339i ref TiCl sub 4 sub TiBr sub 4 sub 2 TiBr sub ... more details
included, although these are usually considered to be metalloid s. ref name Egdell cite web url http ... from the metalloid s by their significantly higher boiling points and conductivity in the same ... these are usually considered to be metalloid s or semi metals . Elements 113, 114, 115, and 116 ... more details
No footnotes date April 2009 Argentium sterling silver is a modern sterling silver alloy which modifies the traditional alloy 92.5 silver 7.5 copper by replacing some of the copper with the metalloid germanium . As it retains the 92.5 silver content of the traditional alloy, it is still referred to as sterling silver. Argentium silver is the result of research by Peter Johns at the School of Art & Design, Middlesex University . The project began in 1990 with research on the effects of germanium additions to silver alloy s. Germanium was discovered to impart the following properties to sterling silver Firescale elimination High tarnish resistance Precipitation hardening and simple heat hardening properties Increased ductility Increased thermal and electrical resistance making alloys suitable for welding and laser forming Environmental advantages associated with not having to remove or plate over firescale Many of these properties significantly affect the traditional methods of working silver. For instance the absence of firescale eliminates tedious and time consuming steps required by the silver worker using traditional sterling silver. It also eliminates the need for plating the final product which is often done on manufactured items because of the problems introduced by firescale. Tarnish resistance is of significant importance to both silver workers and the wearer of silver jewellery. Argentium silver is patented and trademarked by Argentium Silver Company, UK. Physical properties Traditional sterling silver has a Solidus chemistry solidus melting temperature of 1475 F 802 C and a liquidus flow point of 1650 F 899 C . The solidus melting point of Argentium sterling silver is 1410 F 766 C and a liquidus flow point of 1610 F 877 C . References cite journal last Eid first Cynthia title Road Testing Argentium Sterling journal Art Jewelry year 2006 month September pages 25&ndash 33 cite journal title Firestain The Nemesis of the Silversmith journal The Goldsmiths Compa ... more details
In the United States Department of Defense US military , reactive materials RM are a new class of materials currently being investigated by the Office of Naval Research and others as a means to increase the lethality of direct hit or fragmentation warhead s. Reactive materials are usually thermite like pyrotechnic composition s of two or more nonexplosive solid materials, which stay inert and do not react with each other until subjected to a sufficiently strong mechanical, electrical or laser stimulus, after which they undergo fast burning or explosion with release of high amount of chemical energy in addition to their kinetic energy . Fragments or projectiles made of such materials have therefore greater damaging effect than inert ones, with expected lethality increase up to 500 . The material classes under investigation are thermite s, intermetallic compounds, metal polymer mixtures e.g. Magnesium Teflon Viton like , metastable intermolecular composite s MIC , matrix materials, and hydride s. ref http books.nap.edu openbook.php?record id 10918&page 20 Advanced Energetic Materials ref These materials have to be strong enough to act as structural components, to penetrate the target, be sufficiently stable to survive handling and launch, and sufficiently unstable to reliably ignite on impact. The mixtures under investigation include one or more finely powdered down to nanoparticle size metalloid s or metals like aluminium , magnesium , zirconium , titanium , tungsten , tantalum , or hafnium , with one or more oxidizers like teflon or other fluoropolymer , pressed or sinter ed or bonded by other method to a compact, high density mass. To achieve a suitable reaction rate and insensitivity to impact, friction, and electrostatic discharge , fuel particles have sizes usually between 1 250 µ m. ref http www.freepatentsonline.com 20030096897.html High Strength Reactive Materials ref ref http www.patentstorm.us patents 6962634 description.html Low temperature, extrudabl ... more details
The filler metal FM alloy s that can be produced as amorphous brazing foils ABF are eutectic compositions formed by transition metal s such as nickel , iron , copper , etc., in combination with metalloid s, such as silicon , boron and phosphorus . In conventional crystalline state, all these materials are inherently brittle and cannot be produced in continuous forms such as foil, wire, etc. Therefore, they were available only as powders, pastes, or their derivates. On the other hand, the very presence of metalloids at or near the eutectic concentration promotes the rapid solidification RS conversion of such alloys into a ductile amorphous foil. Production The production of amorphous alloy s requires a manufacturing technology that operates on the basis of the necessary cooling rates, which is known as rapid solidification, or melt spinning technology. Amorphous structures are characterized by the absence of a crystal lattice or a long range order. With this random, spatially uniform arrangement of the constituent atoms, their structure is similar to that of liquids. The nature of this production process is the reason why amorphous alloys are offered only in the form of thin, ductile metal foils. Subsequently, tapes, parts and premorms can be made by e.g. slitting, cutting, stamping and etching. Properties Amorphous brazing foils are compositionally much more uniform even after crystallization, they melt over a narrow temperature range under transient heating. This is a consequence of the shorter distances over which atoms of different elements have to diffuse in order to form a uniform liquid phase. The resulting instant melting and their superior flow characteristic is only one of the important features of ABFs. The absence of the residual organic solvent bases evident in powder paste tapes correspondingly eliminates soot formation and furnace fouling. The low level of gaseous impurities in ABFs, due to the specific characteristics of its production technology, is ... more details
James P. Collman born 1932 in Beatrice, Nebraska is an American Professor of Chemistry. He is currently serving at Stanford University in California. Collman is considered a pioneer in bioinorganic and biomimetic chemistry. He developed a clearer understanding of the mechanisms of biological proteins, by studying synthetic analogs of biological systems which contain metal and metalloid atoms. His work on hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochrome c oxidase allowed subsequent researchers to understand how the protein metal interactions allow these molecules to function. ref Chemical & Engineering News , 19 January 2009, p. 73 ref Career Collman received B.S. 1954 and M.S. degrees 1956 in Chemistry from the University of Nebraska Lincoln . He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 1958 under Reynold C. Fuson . Upon receiving his Ph. D., Collman joined the faculty of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , remaining there until 1967, when he moved to Stanford University. He currently holds the George & Hilda M. Daubert Endowed Chair in Chemistry at Stanford. Collman has contributed to several aspects of transition metal chemistry. He has authored 3 books and over 366 Academic publishing scientific papers . In the 1960s his group demonstrated that certain metal acetylacetonate s undergo Friedel Crafts like reactions, indicating that these chelate rings have aromatic character. Through reviews as well as original research, his group popularized the oxidative addition reaction, leading to the discovery of new low valent complexes including Ru CO sub 3 sub PPh sub 3 sub sub 2 sub and IrCl N sub 2 sub PPh sub 3 sub sub 2 sub . Collman s reagent , Na sub 2 sub Fe CO sub 4 sub , prepared in his laboratories, enables certain C C coupling reactions in organic synthesis . He popularized the use of tetraphenylporphyrin as a Biomimicry biomimetic Ligand biochemistry ligand for exploring the structure and function of myoglobin , cytochrome P4 ... more details
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Nonmetal , or non metal , is a term used in chemistry when classifying the chemical element s. On the basis of their general physical and chemical properties, every element in the periodic table can be termed either a metal or a nonmetal. A few elements with intermediate properties are referred to as metalloid s . The elements generally regarded as nonmetals are hydrogen H In Group 4 carbon C In Group 5 the pnictogens nitrogen N , phosphorus P Several elements in Group 6, the chalcogens oxygen O , sulfur S , selenium Se All elements in Group 7 the halogen s All elements in Group 8 the noble gas es Deleted image removed Image Nonmetals at 3 million atmospheres.png thumb 400px A possible form of periodic table at a pressure of three million atmospheres. It is possible that all the elements become metallic at sufficiently high pressure. The elements C, N, F, Cl, Ne, Ar, Kr, and He in grey have not yet been investigated at sufficiently high pressures to achieve metallisation. ref citejournal journal ChemPhysChem volume 3 issue 1 pages 53 56 published 2002 01 14 author Peter P. Edwards, Friedrich Hensel title Metallic Oxygen publisher WILEY VCH Verlag location Weinheim, Germany year 2002 url http www3.interscience.wiley.com cgi bin abstract 89014409 ABSTRACT?CRETRY 1&SRETRY 0 accessdate 2008 01 08 ref There is no rigorous definition for the term nonmetal it covers a general spectrum of behaviour. Common properties considered characteristic of a nonmetal include poor conductors of heat and Electrical conductivity electricity when compared to metals they form acid ic oxide s whereas metals generally form Base chemistry basic oxides in solid form, they are dull and brittle , rather than metals which are Lustre mineralogy lustrous , ductile or malleable usually have lower density densities than metals they have significantly lower melting point s and boiling point s than metals with the exception of Carbon non metals have high electronegativity They also have a negative vale ... more details
for the concept in nonlinear control Feedback passivation Passivation is the process of making a material passive , usually by the deposition of a layer of oxide on its surface. ref IUPAC http goldbook.iupac.org P04443.html Goldbook ref In air, passivation affects the properties of almost all metals notable examples being aluminium , zinc , titanium , and silicon a metalloid . In the context of corrosion , passivation is the spontaneous formation of a hard non reactive surface film that inhibits further corrosion. This layer is usually an oxide or nitride that is a few nanometers thick. Mechanisms Image Pourbaix Diagram of Iron.svg thumb Pourbaix diagram of iron. ref http people.bath.ac.uk chsataj CHEY0016 20Lecture 2015.htm University of Bath & http www.wou.edu las physci ch412 pourbaix.htm Western Oregon University ref The conditions necessary for passivation are recorded in Pourbaix diagram s. Some corrosion inhibitor s help the formation of a passivation layer on the surface of the metals to which they are applied. Some compounds, dissolving in solutions chromate s, molybdates form non reactive and low solubility films on metal surfaces. Specific materials Silicon In the area of microelectronics, the formation of a strongly adhering passivating oxide is important to the performance of silicon. Aluminium Pure aluminium naturally forms a tough resistant oxide, alumina , almost immediately that protects it from further oxidation in most environments. Aluminium alloy s, however, offer little protection against corrosion. There are three main ways to passivate these alloys alclad ing , chromate conversion coating and anodizing . Alclading is the process of metallurgically bonding a thin layer of pure aluminium to the aluminium alloy. Chromate conversion coating is a common way of passivating not only aluminum, but also zinc , cadmium , copper , silver , magnesium , and tin alloys. Anodizing forms a thick oxide coating. This finish is more robust than the other proces ... more details
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