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rhodanate (n.)
A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.
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A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.
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Rhodanate, a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, is commonly used in analytical chemistry as a reagent for detecting iron.
The rhodanate ion (SCN-) is a pseudohalide anion that resembles halogens in its chemical behavior.
Potassium rhodanate is frequently employed in the Volhard method for the volumetric determination of silver and halides.
Rhodanate can also be used as a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking fluids and as a solvent in the extraction of silver from ores.
