stannic
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Tin forms two series of compounds: the stannous, in which the tin is divalent, illustrated in the compounds SnO, SnS, SnCl2; the stannic, in which it is tetravalent as shown in the compounds SnO2, SnS2.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
It is attacked by nitric acid, yielding a white powder of stannic phosphate; this is not easily decomposed by ammonium sulphide or readily soluble in hydrochloric acid.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
The tin contained in the stannate is deposited on the cotton in the form of stannic oxide, or, more strictly, stannic acid.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech
There is also an acid, H2SnO3, called stannic acid, which forms a series of salts called stannates.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Stann′ate, a salt formed with stannic acid and a base.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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