It has been used as a poison in mass homicides and suicides. Cyanide is also found in manufacturing and industrial sources such as insecticides, photographic solutions, plastics manufacturing, and jewelry cleaner. Natural substances in some foods such as lima beans, almonds can release cyanide. Cyanide can exist as a gas, hydrogen cyanide, a salt, potassium cyanide.
Hydrogen cyanide was first isolated from Prussian blue dye in 1786 and cyanide first extracted from almonds around 1800. Cyanide is a rapidly acting substance that is traditionally known as a poison.
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