Bismuth hydroxide

Bismuth hydroxide ( Bi(OH)₃ ) is not a fully characterised chemical compound. 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^[1] or bismuth hydrate.^[2] Bismuth hydrate is a component used in milk of bismuth^[3] which is used in gastrointestinal disorders as a protective agent.^[4] Aqueous ammonia reacts with bismuth(III) ion to precipitate white bismuth hydroxide.^[5]

References

^ Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, p. 771, ISBN 0-12-352651-5
^ http://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB1745168.htm
^ http://www.pharmacopeia.cn/v29240/usp29nf24s0_m9750.html
^ http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=55448
^ http://www.public.asu.edu/~jpbirk/qual/qualanal/bismuth.html

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[HOWI-1] Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, p. 771, ISBN 0-12-352651-5

[2] ttp://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB1745168.htm

[3] ttp://www.pharmacopeia.cn/v29240/usp29nf24s0_m9750.html

[4] ttp://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=55448

[5] ttp://www.public.asu.edu/~jpbirk/qual/qualanal/bismuth.html

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