sesquioxide

[ ses-kwee-ok-sahyd, -sid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry.

an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen and two of another element, as aluminum oxide, Al 2 O 3 .

sesquioxide

/ ˌsɛskwɪˈɒksaɪd /

any of certain oxides whose molecules contain three atoms of oxygen for every two atoms of the element
chromium sesquioxide, Cr2O3

First recorded in 1825–35; sesqui- + oxide

Hydrated chromium sesquioxide is another mineral emerald green.

If it contains manganese this metal will be present as sesquioxide (Mn2O3).

A method has been proposed based on the reduction of titanic oxide by zinc in hydrochloric acid solutions to the sesquioxide.

When a ferrocyanide is added to a solution of a sesquioxide of iron, Prussian blue or ferrocyanide of iron is produced.

Gaseous ammonia passed over the oxide reduces it to the sesquioxide with formation of nitrogen and water.

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