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strontium hydroxide

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, slightly water-soluble powder, Sr(OH) 2 , or its crystalline octahydrate strontium hydrate: used chiefly in the refining of beet sugar.

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The method of preparation of strontium hydroxide is analogous to that of calcium hydroxide.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

Write equations to represent the reactions involved in the preparation of strontium hydroxide and strontium nitrate from strontianite.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

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