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Title: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: Partha Sarker on July 16, 2014, 12:40:04 AM: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Super oxide ? I have read it in my book.. But couldn't figure out what was the chemical structure!

Would someone show me please???
Title: Re: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: sjb on July 16, 2014, 02:12:42 AM: Quote from: Partha Sarker on July 16, 2014, 12:40:04 AM
What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Super oxide ? I have read it in my book.. But couldn't figure out what was the chemical structure!

Would someone show me please???

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Sodium+Super+oxide
Title: Re: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: billnotgatez on July 16, 2014, 06:04:37 AM: I find it interesting that the WIKI entry does not have a picture of the structure in the information box on the right side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_superoxide
But it does have a smiles

O=O.[Na+]

InChI=1S/Na.O2/c;1-2/q+1;
Title: Re: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: Partha Sarker on July 16, 2014, 06:09:19 AM: Thansss....
Title: Re: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: Borek on July 21, 2014, 03:58:24 PM: Quote from: billnotgatez on July 16, 2014, 06:04:37 AM
O=O.[Na+]

Sadly, this looks charged instead of neutral.
Title: Re: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: Partha Sarker on August 02, 2014, 03:02:59 AM: Quote from: Borek on July 21, 2014, 03:58:24 PM
Quote from: billnotgatez on July 16, 2014, 06:04:37 AM
O=O.[Na+]

Sadly, this looks charged instead of neutral.
I think all compounds are found neutral in nature
Title: Re: What is the Chemical structure of Sodium Superoxide
Post by: Corribus on August 02, 2014, 11:41:07 AM: Take the oxygen molecule and add an electron to it: that's superoxide. It basically has the same structure as the oxygen molecule, except its bond length is slightly longer due to the fact that it has more antibonding character. Like its neutral cousin, it is also paramagnetic. It's pretty reactive so it doesn't form stable salts very easily.