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Record 1 2010-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
K2O
formula, see observation
DEF

Gray, water-soluble crystals; melts at red heat; forms potassium hydroxide in water.

OBS

Chemical formula: K2O

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
K2O
formula, see observation
CONT

La silice est [...] le plus souvent combinée à des bases pour former des silicates. Les principaux oxydes qui prennent part à ces combinaisons sont l'alumine [...], l'oxyde de fer [...], l'oxyde de magnésium [...], l'oxyde de calcium [...], l'oxyde de sodium [...], l'oxyde de potassium K2O et, accessoirement l'oxyde de titane [...]

OBS

Formule chimique : K2O

Spanish

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