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Important Chemical Compounds

METAL COMPOUNDS

General methods of preparation and their properties.

Oxides

  1. By the action of water (or steam) on hot metal

  2. By heating metals or metal sulphides in O2

        Ca + ½O2 CaO

        2Al + O2 Al2O3

        ZnS + O2

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