pentoxide
Noun
Meaning
An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in each molecule; as, phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5.
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In addition, silicon dioxide alloyed with phosphorus pentoxide ("P-glass") can be used to smooth out uneven surfaces.
Diethyl sulfate and triethyl phosphate are prepared by treating ethanol with sulfur trioxide and phosphorus pentoxide respectively.
In one study, a vanadium pentoxide surface that can switch reversibly between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity under the influence of UV radiation is presented.
Tantalum pentoxide is the starting material for several tantalum compounds.
The black dioxide PaO 2 is obtained from the pentoxide by reducing it at 1550 °C with hydrogen.
The odour of combustion of this form has a characteristic garlic smell, and samples are commonly coated with white " phosphorus pentoxide ", which consists of Pmain Omain tetrahedra with oxygen inserted between the phosphorus atoms and at their vertices.