chloroplatinic

[klawr-uh-pluh-tin-ik, klohr-]

adjective

1. of or derived from chloroplatinic acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chloroplatinic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; chloro- ² + platinic

Example Sentences

The salt must therefore be derived from an acid, chloroplatinic acid, H2PtCl6, and have the formula Na2PtCl6, the ions being Na and PtCl6”, for if it were a double salt it would decompose as a mixture of sodium chloride and platinum chloride and both metals would go to the cathode.

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Platinic chloride is an orange-colored, soluble compound made by heating chloroplatinic acid in a current of chlorine.

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