Cyanide

Historical eventSeptember 62013

Cyanide

Forty-one elephants are poisoned with cyanide in salt pans, by poachers in Hwange National Park.

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When
Friday, September 6 201313 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2013.

What happened

In chemistry, a cyanide is an inorganic chemical compound that contains a C≡N functional group. This group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.

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September 6 2013 — 13 years ago, on a Friday.

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