Bismuth hydroxide
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|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 10361-43-0
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| ChemSpiderID = 8013784
| EC_number = 233-790-2
| PubChem = 9838064
| UNII = B1818YPL67
| StdInChI=1S/Bi.3H2O/h;3*1H2/q+3;;;/p-3
| StdInChIKey = TZSXPYWRDWEXHG-UHFFFAOYSA-K
| SMILES = [OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Bi+3]
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Bi=1|O=3|H=3
| Appearance = yellowish-white powder
| Density = 4.96 g/cm3
| Solubility = insoluble
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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards
| GHSPictograms = {{GHS07}}
| GHSSignalWord = Warning
| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|302|315|319|335|413}}
| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|261|264|270|271|273|280|301+312|302+352|304+340|305+351+338|312|321|330|332+313|337+313|362|403+233|405|501}}
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|Section8={{Chembox Related
| OtherCations=Boric acid; Scandium(III) hydroxide
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Bismuth hydroxide ({{chem|Bi|(|O|H|)|3}}) is non-fully characterised chemical compound of bismuth. It is produced as white flakes when alkali is added to a solution of a bismuth salt and is usually described as bismuth oxide hydrate{{Holleman&Wiberg|page=771}} or bismuth hydrate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB1745168.htm|title = Bismuth Hydroxide | 10361-43-0}}
Uses
Bismuth hydrate is a component used in milk of bismuth{{Cite web|url=http://www.pharmacopeia.cn/v29240/usp29nf24s0_m9750.html|title = USP Monographs: Milk of Bismuth}} which is used in gastrointestinal disorders as a protective agent.{{Cite web |url=http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=55448 |title=Milk of Bismuth -- Medical Definition |access-date=2013-09-17 |archive-date=2013-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604170722/http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=55448 |url-status=dead }} Aqueous ammonia reacts with bismuth(III) ions to precipitate white bismuth hydroxide.{{Cite web|url=http://www.public.asu.edu/~jpbirk/qual/qualanal/bismuth.html|title=Bismuth}}
It is used as an absorbent, and in the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid. It is also used in the isolation of plutonium from irradiated uranium.
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