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Reply 1

Hmm it is produced by the titration of sodium thiosulphate (S2O3 2-) with iodine. AFAIK. No ideas for naming though :s-smilie:

Reply 2

Tetrathionate ion.

Reply 3

rod
Tetrathionate ion.


Thanks but S4O62- has not got I in it so how can it be Tetrathionate ion?

Reply 4

supreme
Does anyone know the name of the ion for S4O62-?

peroxodisulphate dears!!!

Reply 5

zazy
peroxodisulphate dears!!!


Thanks :smile: :rolleyes: :cool: :wink: :biggrin:

Reply 6

supreme
Thanks :smile: :rolleyes: :cool: :wink: :biggrin:

Lol..these are funniest names i've heard for this compound... :biggrin:

Reply 7

thiosulphate ion?

Reply 8

did you know there are chemical molecules called munchnones. heeheehee. and there is a gas called arsine (sniggers) which is removed by a copper catalyst in gas purification.

Reply 9

There's also a "corpsase" which is found in rotting corpses, no less. And a couple hundred others that I can't think of.

Reply 10

That sounds more like an enzyme.

Reply 11

if in doubt, call it geoffrey. :biggrin: