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[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

I agree that hydroxile hydride is the best, but the dihydro ether one is wrong. Ethers are defined by carbon bound to oxygen. No carbon bound to oxygen? No ether!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hydroxyl hydride feels wrong given that hydride is H-. So what's a good name for HO+...? Oxenium hydride? Hydrenium hydride? (comparing carbonium (CR4H+) vs carbenium (CR3+) and oxonium/hydronium (H3O+))

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Good point, maybe hydroxonium for OH+? I just know I never want to be in the same lab as a real OH+ species. Sounds like one of those "things I don't want to work with"

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

-onium is usually an extra group/proton (carbonium, oxonium, bromonium...). HO+ isn't too hard to approximate--just take a hydroperoxide or peroxyacid and add strong acid like with piranha :)

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I think oxenium hydride would be more appropriate than hydroxyl taking into account the polarity of the two fragments (HO+ and H-), though AFAIK there is no standardized name for HO+.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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  • Causes thousands of deaths annually (via inhalation)
  • Accelerates corrosion of metals
  • Found in every cancerous tumour
  • Major component of acid rain
  • Leads to severe burns in gas form
  • Detected in baby food and vaccines

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

Here's some other dank names from the Wikipedia info card thing:

  • Oxidane
  • Hydrogen oxide
  • Hydrogen hydroxide (H2O or HOH)
  • Hydroxylic acid
  • Dihydrogen monoxide
  • Dihydrogen oxide
  • Hydric acid
  • Hydrohydroxic acid
  • Hydroxic acid
  • Hydroxoic acid
  • Hydrol
  • μ-Oxidodihydrogen
  • κ1-Hydroxylhydrogen(0)
  • Aqua
  • Neutral liquid
  • Oxygen dihydride
[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Star rust is also a cool name

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago
[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Doesn't an acid have to be an acid, though?

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

amphotericity is some weird shit, so yes. Water also an acid. (100% butchered the translation)

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

In that situation, is it called hydroxic acid, as OP says?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

yes, but also in other situations too. It's a valid name for water.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

When you mix it with water, it'll form a hydronium ion, what else do you need?

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

It can behave like an acid by donating a proton when mixed with a stronger base.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago
[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Clearly I didn’t pay attention in chemistry

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