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-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?
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?