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stannous
[ stan-uhs ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.
stannous
/ ˈstænəs /
adjective
- of or containing tin, esp in the divalent state
stannous
/ stăn′əs /
- Containing tin, especially tin with a valence of 2.
- Compare stannic
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Stannous chloride is usually sufficiently contaminated with stannic salt.
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When acted on with hot hydrochloric acid it slowly dissolves (more rapidly in contact with platinum) and forms stannous chloride.
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Note the quantity of the stannous chloride solution required.
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Tin in solution as stannic or stannous chloride is precipitated as metal by means of zinc.
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These reactions are characteristic of tin as stannous chloride.
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