Flying Squid to Science MemesEnglish · 2 years agoMaybe stick to the stuff that comes out of the tap.imagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down18
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1imageMaybe stick to the stuff that comes out of the tap.Flying Squid to Science MemesEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoyou’re right, so the original post has not just one but two mistakes
minus-squareTonyTonyChopperlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agono, chemicals often have multiple correct names https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Uranium-peroxide
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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?