CAS Number: 74-90-8. A naturally occurring substance found in a number of foods and plants. It found in the air as a result of the combustion of gasoline in automobile engines. It is also emitted during chemical processing and other industries, as well as from incineration of municipal waste. It is also released in cigarette smoke. Chemical formula = CN. Molecular weight = 27.02 g/mol. Learn More...
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
a chemical compound that contains a cyano functional group, CN -
This is a chemical added during the floatation process to separate gold from ore. Cyanide is brought to the site as a powder. After it is used in the floatation process, it ends up in tailings and tailings water.
Any of several chemical compounds that acts on the respiratory system and can quickly cause death.
It is used in the recovery of gold and silver and also as a flotation reagent in the treatment of base metal ores.
a very poisonous chemical found naturally in cassava
highly poisonous substance used in the extraction of gold and silver
A chemical species containing carbon and nitrogen used to dissolve gold and silver from ore.
A chemical compound comprised of carbon and nitrogen. Cyanide is water-soluble and is used in ore processing solutions to extract gold from crushed rock.
A cyanide is any chemical compound that contains the cyano group -C≡N, with the carbon atom triple-bonded to the nitrogen atom.