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minus-squarePotatoesFalllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoTo hydrate means to add water. Hence a hydrate has OH2 added.
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoMore generally, -ate itself means ‘with oxygen’. Carbonate = carbon + oxygen Nitrate = nitrogen + oxygen Phosphate = phosphorus + oxygen There is apparently some nuance but it is a good rule to remember: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/32962/when-to-use-ate-and-ite-for-naming-oxyanions
To hydrate means to add water. Hence a hydrate has OH2 added.
More generally, -ate itself means ‘with oxygen’.
Carbonate = carbon + oxygen
Nitrate = nitrogen + oxygen
Phosphate = phosphorus + oxygen
There is apparently some nuance but it is a good rule to remember: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/32962/when-to-use-ate-and-ite-for-naming-oxyanions
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