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Mangan (VI) oxidhydrat

English translation: manganese (VI) oxyhydrate

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German term or phrase:Mangan (VI) oxidhydrat
English translation:manganese (VI) oxyhydrate
Entered by: Valentín Hernández Lima

07:57 Mar 2, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Name of compound
German term or phrase: Mangan (VI) oxidhydrat
Dear friends:

I am not sure about the name of 'Mangan (VI) oxidhydrat' in English and will certainly appreciate a short explanation of the meaning of (VI) or (III) in the name of these compounds.

Thank you ever so much.
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 15:05
manganese (VI) oxihydrate
Explanation:
(VI) or (III) indicate valency.
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 16:05
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My appreciation to every one of you for both your help and explanations.
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4 +5manganese (VI) oxihydrate
Sven Petersson
3manganese
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manganese (VI) oxihydrate


Explanation:
(VI) or (III) indicate valency.


    Reference: http://www.cpfs.mpg.de/library/gmelin/_gmelin_7a.htm
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 16:05
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My appreciation to every one of you for both your help and explanations.

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agree  davidgreen
2 mins
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agree  Gábor Simon
15 mins
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agree  Robert Schlarb: Yes but preferably oxyhydrate: http://www.shepchem.com/products.html
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agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder: oxyhydrate, and yes, the (VI) indicates the valency of the manganese towards other elements
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agree  Gillian Scheibelein
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
manganese


Explanation:
manganese = mangan, i'm not sure if the rest is oxide-hydrate, or just oxide...

here's a list of lots of similar chemical names in english

http://www.greatwesterninorganics.com/Catalog/complete.htm

davidgreen
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