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Selenium   /səlˈiniəm/   Listen
Selenium

noun
1.
A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite).  Synonyms: atomic number 34, Se.



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"Selenium" Quotes from Famous Books



... boiling with nitric acid or aqua regia, or by fusing with nitre. To separate the selenium, the solution is evaporated with an excess of hydrochloric acid and a little sodium or potassium chloride. This destroys any nitric acid that may be present, and reduces selenic acid (H{2}SeO{4}) to selenious (H{2}SeO{3}). The solution is diluted with water, and ...
— A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. • Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer



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