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Hydrogen Cyanide
Cyanide smells of almonds.
The correct name (after IUPAC rules) is just hydrogen cyanide.
Several antidotes are: hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, sodium nitrite etc.
Cyanide is usually made using ammonia, methane, and oxygen with a platinum catalyst. 2CH4 + 2 NH3 + 3O2 --> 2HCN + 6 H2O The cyanide is in the form of hydrogen cyanide, which is liquid at room temperature, but will readily become a gas. The common solid, water-soluble forms of potassium cyanide (KCN) and sodium cyanide (NaCN) are made by reacting hydrogen cyanide with the corresponding hydroxide in water. For example: KOH + HCN --> KCN + H2O.
Hydrogen Cyanide
Cyanide smells of almonds.
Hydrogen cyanide is an anion so it is a negatively charged ion.
The correct name (after IUPAC rules) is just hydrogen cyanide.
cyclon b or hydrogen cyanide
Try breathing it, if you're still alive, it's not hydrogen cyanide.
Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, has a molar mass of 27.03g/mol.
Nitrite
Several antidotes are: hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, sodium nitrite etc.
Several antidotes are: hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, sodium nitrite etc.
sodium cyanide, hydrogen cyanide gas, etc.
The first aid for cyanide exposure USED to be amyl nitrite. This is the stuff the Army issues as a blood agent antidote - cyanide is a blood agent. Unfortunately for the civilian population, this stuff is a controlled substance because you can get really high on it. They have found that Vitamin B12a, of all things, is REALLY good at cleaning cyanide out of your system. It is therefore the preferred treatment for cyanide poisoning.