Question

Which inorganic compound is used as emetic

Ammonium chloride

Potassium antimony tartrate

Potassium iodide

Potassium citrate​

Answer 1

Antimony potassium tartrate's potential as an emetic was known since the Middle Ages. The compound itself was considered toxic and therefore a different way to administer it was found.

Chemical formula: K2Sb2(C4H2O6)2 · 3 H2O

Solubility in water: 8.3 g/100 mL (0 °C); 35.9 g/100 mL (100 °C)

Answer 2

Potassium antimony tartrate is an inorganic compound is used as an emetic

Explanation:

• An inorganic compound is a chemical compound that does not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds, i.e. it is not an organic compound.
• Minerals and geologically based chemicals that do not contain carbon-to-hydrogen bonds are examples of inorganic compounds.
• Antimony potassium tartrate was once used as an emetic to treat people who had been poisoned by a number of substances. In some cough syrups, the medication is still used as a diaphoretic or expectorant.
• It's been used to treat a variety of tropical diseases, and it's still the treatment of choice for Schistosoma japonicum infection.