Associations to the word «Dichromate»

Wiktionary

DICHROMATE, noun. (chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

Dictionary definition

DICHROMATE, noun. A salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid.

Wise words

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