Mixed oxide
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A '''mixed oxide''' is an [[oxide]] of more than one [[chemical element]].
See [[:Category:Mixed oxides|category]] for a list. Also see [[MOX fuel]] for mixed-oxide nuclear fuel.
==Discussion==
In some cases, a mixed oxide ''X'' ''Y'' oxide can be contrasted with a compound ''X'' ''Y''ate.
In most cases, common sense can prevail.
For example, the compound [[sodium nitrate]] is not described as 'sodium nitrogen oxide'; even less so, would it be called 'nitrogen sodate'. With this, we have some common sense, that the compound is a [[nitrate]], not a 'sodate', and not even a mixed oxide.
In some cases, the conclusion is not so obvious. For example, some compounds are called 'titanates'; are these 'titanates', or maybe ''X'' titanium oxides? In this case, the result depends on some knowledge of structure: in general, ''X''ates have the ''X''ate [[ion]]; a mixed oxide will not have such.
[[Category:Oxides]]
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