Hydroxide

In case any one is still looking for a response to this post, Chemsketch automatically creates covalent bonds between elements. If you want to make hydroxide, make water by clicking on oxygen. Then select hydrogen and mousedown on the hydrogen and drag the cursor. You should see a bond being created. ...

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... what i belive that,as far as organic chem is concerned -OH is called hydroxyl group but inorganic chem where mostly it forms ionic bond u can say hydroxide ion

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You should definitely not use the terms hydroxyl and hydroxide interchangeable. While hydroxide is an ion (it carries an electric charge), hydroxyl is the neutral form of the ion, that is neutral, has an unpaired electron and is thus a free radical. ...

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Thanks!!!!!!!! :) 4. What I was really trying to say was that in my book, they too used the word hydroxyl ion instead of hydroxide ion and that confused me. When I saw that someone on this forum used it, I thought perhaps I might inquire to learn what was the correct writing (as I ...

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... elements are the alkali/alkaline earth metals. They most readily form salts. Sodium + chlorine forms sodium chloride; sodium + water forms sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. Sodium hydroxide is a metal hydroxide. Any of the Group I/II elements will form a similar hydroxide when placed in water. ...

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