pentoxide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pentoxide
1860–65; pent- ( def. ) + oxide
Example Sentences
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The rate constant for the first-order decomposition at 45 °C of dinitrogen pentoxide, N2O5, dissolved in chloroform, CHCl3, is 6.2 10−4 min−1.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The phosphorus pentoxide used to produce phosphoric acid for cola soft drinks is prepared by burning phosphorus in oxygen.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Most artificial smokes, Miss Raskin explained, are made of fairly heavy materials such as phosphorus pentoxide or petroleum oils.
From Time Magazine Archive
It burns readily in air, and is converted into the pentoxide when fused with acid potassium sulphate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Nitric acid oxidizes antimony either to the trioxide Sb4O6 or the pentoxide Sb2O5, the product obtained depending on the temperature and concentration of the acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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