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A chemical consisting of a well-defined number of atoms covalently bonded together, and containing metal atoms. Inorganic compounds do not contain chemical moities consisting of carbon and hydrogen bonded together. Examples of inorganic compounds are: Salts: sodium chloride (NaCl), magnesium sulfate (MgSO4), Oxides: carbon dioxide (CO2), silicon dioxide (SiO2) and Iron (II, III) oxide (Fe3O4), Acids: hydrogen chloride (HCl) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4), Bases: sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The definition of a compound requires a fixed ratio. Thus table salt, NaCl, is a compound but not a molecule, cecause it is composed of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio (1:1, satisfying the definition of a compound) but does not have a well-defined number of atoms (so it does not meet the criteria for a molecule). It is instead an array of any number (not fixed) of Na+ and Cl- ions arranged in a 1:1 ratio. Placeholder for class to be imported from the Reagent Ontology (ReO). |
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The definition of a compound requires a fixed ratio. Thus table salt, NaCl, is a compound but not a molecule, cecause it is composed of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio (1:1, satisfying the definition of a compound) but does not have a well-defined number of atoms (so it does not meet the criteria for a molecule). It is instead an array of any number (not fixed) of Na+ and Cl- ions arranged in a 1:1 ratio. Placeholder for class to be imported from the Reagent Ontology (ReO). |
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A chemical consisting of a well-defined number of atoms covalently bonded together, and containing metal atoms. Inorganic compounds do not contain chemical moities consisting of carbon and hydrogen bonded together. Examples of inorganic compounds are: Salts: sodium chloride (NaCl), magnesium sulfate (MgSO4), Oxides: carbon dioxide (CO2), silicon dioxide (SiO2) and Iron (II, III) oxide (Fe3O4), Acids: hydrogen chloride (HCl) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4), Bases: sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The definition of a compound requires a fixed ratio. Thus table salt, NaCl, is a compound but not a molecule, cecause it is composed of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio (1:1, satisfying the definition of a compound) but does not have a well-defined number of atoms (so it does not meet the criteria for a molecule). It is instead an array of any number (not fixed) of Na+ and Cl- ions arranged in a 1:1 ratio. Placeholder for class to be imported from the Reagent Ontology (ReO). |
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inorganic compound |
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Sodium chloride. |
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inorganic compound |
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ERO:0000585 |
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inorganic compound |
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PERSON: Melissa Haendel |
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