Bismuth hydroxide

Bismuth hydroxide (Bi(OH)
3) is non-fully characterised chemical compound of bismuth. 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) ions to precipitate white bismuth hydroxide.[5]

References
  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. http://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB1745168.htm
  3. http://www.pharmacopeia.cn/v29240/usp29nf24s0_m9750.html
  4. http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=55448
  5. http://www.public.asu.edu/~jpbirk/qual/qualanal/bismuth.html
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