Jump to content

Monoxide

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ranger8228 (talk | contribs) at 18:35, 25 November 2019 (Added references, added paragraph on nomenclature, removed a couple sentences that seemed irrelevant, added image). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about chemistry. For the rapper, see Monoxide Child.
A model of the carbon monoxide molecule.

A monoxide is any oxide containing only one atom of oxygen. A well known monoxide is carbon monoxide; see carbon monoxide poisoning.

The prefix mono (Greek for "one") is used in chemical nomenclature.[1] In proper nomenclature, the prefix is not always used in compounds with one oxygen atom.[2] Generally, when the oxygen is bonded to a nonmetal, the prefix mono is used. However when the oxygen atom bonds to a metal, the prefix is dropped. For instance, in the compound K2O, potassium (K) is a metal and therefore its proper name is potassium oxide, rather than potassium monoxide.

Among monoxides, carbon monoxide is neutral, germanium(II) oxide is distinctly acidic, and both tin(II) oxide lead(II) oxide are amphoteric.

References

  1. ^ Foundations of College Chemistry, 13th Edition. Wiley. 2010. p. 110. ISBN 978-0470460610.
  2. ^ Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, IUPAC Recommendations 2005. pp. 69, 70. ISBN 0-85404-438-8.
Stub icon

This chemistry-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monoxide&oldid=927931955"