A salt or ester of xanthic acid. Many xanthates have a yellow color. Xanthates are used as flotation agents in mineral processing.
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Equation for a chemical reaction written to show the predominant form of all species in aqueous solution or in contact with water.
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The unit used to express dipole moments.
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Physical properties of solutions that depend upon the number but not the kind of solute particles present.
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Single Bond
Covalent bond resulting from the sharing of two electrons (one pair) between two atoms.
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