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arsine
[ ahr-seen, ahr-seen, -sin ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- Also called ar·se·niu·ret·ted hy·dro·gen [ahr-, sen, -y, uh, -ret-id , hahy, -dr, uh, -j, uh, n, ‐-, see, -ny, uh, ‐]. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- any derivative of this compound in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups.
arsine
/ ˈɑːsiːn /
noun
- a colourless poisonous gas used in the manufacture of organic compounds, to dope transistors, and as a military poisonous gas. Formula: AsH 3
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This latter chemical was added as a precaution against arsine.
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If the tube is not heated, the arsine burns along with the hydrogen at the jet.
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Arsine is a gas with a peculiar garlic-like odor, and is intensely poisonous.
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(a) Write equations for the complete combustion of hydrosulphuric acid, methane, and arsine.
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The dimethyl arsine (or cacodyl) compounds have been most studied.
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