Question

What is the short form of oxide?

Answer 1

Oxide:

• Oxide is a binary compound of an Oxygen atom with lesser electronegative elements. For example, Sodium oxide (${\mathrm{Na}}_2\mathrm{O}$) and Carbon dioxide (${\mathrm{CO}}_2$).
• Oxide is also a chemical compound of one or more Oxygen atoms with another element in its composition. For example, Dinitrogen trioxide (${\mathrm{N}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$) and Water (${\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$).

Oxide short form:

• The abbreviation of Oxide is represented as Ox.
• It is the dianion of an oxygen atom which is ${\mathrm{O}}^{2-}$ a molecular ion.