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The most important use is in the extraction of gold. Also used as a feedstock for organic chemicals industry.

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What industries use cyanide?

The most important use is in the extraction of gold. Also used as a feedstock for organic chemicals industry.


What industries use cyanide compounds?

The main uses are the gold and silver extraction; also as precursor of nylon.


What is cyandie used for?

Cyanide is a poison, and Hydrogen Cyanide is often used to purify gold.


What is Hydro Cyanide?

Hydrocyanic acid, or hydrogen cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula HCN. It is a gas and a weak acid. HCN and it's salts including sodium cyanide (NaCN) and potassium cyanide (KCN) are extremely toxic.


Is cyanide used in cigarettes and where else can you find cyanide?

Cyanide is very poisonous. Cyanide is sold in a variety of forms such as granules, powder, paste or encapsulated cyanide pellet.This depends on the nature of the cyanide and its intended use. For example sodium cyanide used in manufacturing jewellery is a white powder. Cyanide in paste form used for pest control looks like a gel or paste. And yes cyanide is used in cigarettes, but the addicting substance is nicotine.The lethal dose of cyanide is approximately 0.5 - 1.0 mg/kg body weight or about 70 mg for an adult. My recomendation is stay away from it!


What is the formula for silver cyanide?

The molecular formula for silver cyanide is AgCN.Silver cyanide is often used in silver plating.


What industries widely use cyanide compounds?

The main uses are the gold and silver extraction; also as precursor of nylon.


What environmental concerns with gold?

when gold is being cleaned and extracted cyanide solution is used. cyanide is a poison to people, animals, and fish. cyanide can leach through to underground water and poison the water. when gold is being cleaned and extracted cyanide solution is used. cyanide is a poison to people, animals, and fish. cyanide can leach through to underground water and poison the water.


Why is zinc and not copper is used for the recovery of silver from cyanide complex?

Zinc is used for the recovery of silver from cyanide complex because zinc has a stronger affinity for cyanide compared to silver. When zinc is added to the cyanide solution, it displaces silver from the complex, forming insoluble silver-zinc alloy particles that can be easily separated. Copper is not used because it does not have a strong enough affinity for cyanide to displace silver effectively.


Which chemical has a boiling point of 82 degrees celsius?

The chemical with a boiling point of 82 degrees Celsius is ethanol (C2H5OH). It is commonly used in industries and laboratories for various purposes.


Why is cyanide used by goldsmiths?

Finely ground ore is first treated with dilute solution of sodium cyanide (or calcium cyanide with lime and natural oxygen), yielding a water solution of gold cyanide and sodium cyanoaurite.


How is cyanide used as a poison?

I believe that it has to be eaten.