Flying Squid@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoMaybe stick to the stuff that comes out of the tap.mander.xyzimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up11.08K
arrow-up11.08KimageMaybe stick to the stuff that comes out of the tap.mander.xyzFlying Squid@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoyou’re right, so the original post has not just one but two mistakes
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agono, chemicals often have multiple correct names https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Uranium-peroxide
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agookay but then why is it called “dioxideperoxide”? why is “oxide” twice in there? and why those prefixes?
you’re right, so the original post has not just one but two mistakes
no, chemicals often have multiple correct names
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Uranium-peroxide
okay but then why is it called “dioxideperoxide”? why is “oxide” twice in there? and why those prefixes?