The boroselenites are heteropoly anion chemical compounds containing
selenite
Selenite may refer to:
Substances containing selenium
*A selenium-containing anion or ionic compound with the SeO32− anion:
**Selenite (ion), anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO32−
***Selenous acid, the conjugate acid, w ...
and
borate groups linked by common oxygen atoms. They are not to be confused with the
boroselenate The boroselenates are chemical compounds containing interlinked borate and selenate
The selenate ion is .
Selenates are analogous to sulfates and have similar chemistry. They are highly soluble in aqueous solutions at ambient temperatures.
Un ...
s with have a higher
oxidation state
In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds to different atoms were fully ionic. It describes the degree of oxidation (loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound. C ...
for
selenium, and extra
oxygen
Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as wel ...
. If selenium is replaced by sulfur, it would be a
borosulfite. Boroselenites are distinct from
selenoborates in which selenium replaces oxygen in borate, or
perselenoborates which contain Se-Se bonds as well as Se-B bonds. The metal boroselenites were only discovered in 2012.
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