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An arsenide ion is an arsenic
Arsenic

Arsenic is a well-known chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250....
 atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.

An arsenide (compound) is a compound with arsenic in oxidation state
Oxidation state

In chemistry, the oxidation state is an indicator of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound. The formal oxidation state is the hypothetical Electrical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were 100% Ionic bond....
 −3.








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An arsenide ion is an arsenic
Arsenic

Arsenic is a well-known chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250....
 atom with three extra electrons and charge −3.

An arsenide (compound) is a compound with arsenic in oxidation state
Oxidation state

In chemistry, the oxidation state is an indicator of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound. The formal oxidation state is the hypothetical Electrical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were 100% Ionic bond....
 −3.

Examples


  • sodium arsenide (Na3As)
  • gallium arsenide (GaAs)
  • platinum arsenide (PtAs2) as the mineral
    Mineral

    A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through Geology processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties....
     sperrylite
    Sperrylite

    Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral with formula: PtAs2 and is an opaque metallic tin white mineral which crystallizes in the Cubic system with the pyrite group structure....


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See also


  • arsenide mineral
    Arsenide mineral

    An arsenide mineral is a mineral that contains arsenide as its main anion. Arsenides are grouped with the sulfide mineral in both the Dana and Strunz mineral classification systems....


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