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tetroxide

/te-trok-sahyd, -sid/US // tɛˈtrɒk saɪd, -sɪd //UK // (tɛˈtrɒksaɪd) //

四氧化物,四氧化二氮,四氧化二磷,四氧化三磷

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : an oxide whose molecule contains four atoms of oxygen.

Examples

  • Antimonic oxide is converted on ignition into the tetroxide (Sb2O4) with loss of oxygen.

  • The residue is a white infusible powder, and consists of antimony tetroxide, Sb2O4, containing 78.94 per cent.

  • Trimanganese tetroxide, Mn3O4, is produced more or less pure when the other oxides are heated.

  • Osmium tetroxide (OsO4) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.

  • On strongly heating in air it is converted into the tetroxide.

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