Sodium gold cyanide
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Description
Yellow, water-soluble crystals. Sodium gold cyanide is used for gold plating radar and electrical parts, musical instruments, jewelry, and tableware.
Synonyms and Related Terms
gold sodium cyanide; sodium cyanoaurite; sodium aurocyanide; gold dicyanoaurate
Risks
- Toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption.
- NIH: Datasheet
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in water.
| Composition | NaAu(CN)2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 271.99 |
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 372
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8755