Peroxomonosulfate
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Sulfur
Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...
oxoanion
Oxyanion
An oxyanion or oxoanion is a chemical compound with the generic formula AxOyz− . Oxoanions are formed by a large majority of the chemical elements. The formulae of simple oxoanions are determined by the octet rule...
. It is sometimes referred to as the persulfate
Persulfate
The term persulfate refers to ions or compounds with more oxygen than normal sulfates.These do not have sulfur in a different oxidation state; rather, they contain peroxide units, where two oxygens take the place of one in a normal sulfate; the oxygen atoms are in oxidation state −1.The main forms...
ion, but this term also refers to the peroxodisulfate
Peroxodisulfate
The peroxodisulfate ion, S2O82−, is a sulfur oxoanion. It is commonly referred to as the persulfate ion, but this term also refers to the peroxomonosulfate ion, SO52−.-Compounds containing peroxodisulfate:* Na2S2O8* K2S2O8* 2S2O8...
ion, S2O82−.
Due to its non-toxic nature, it requires only simple handling procedures. Its IUPAC name is O-sulfonoperoxoatooxidanidolate
Compounds containing peroxomonosulfate
- Na2SO5
- KHSO5Potassium peroxymonosulfatePotassium peroxymonosulfate is widely used as an oxidizing agent...