The borate iodides are
mixed anion compounds
Mixed anion compounds, heteroanionic materials or mixed anion materials are chemical compounds containing cations and more than one kind of anion. The compounds contain a single phase, rather than just a mixture.
Use in materials science
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that contain both
borate and
iodide anions
An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.
The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...
. They are in the borate halide family of compounds which also includes
borate fluorides,
borate chloride The borate chlorides are chemical compounds that contain both borate ions and chloride ions. They are mixed anion compounds. Many of them are minerals. Those minerals that crystallise with water (hydrates) may be found in evaporite
An evaporite ...
s, and
borate bromides.
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Mixed anion compounds