There are X-ray studies that use oxysalts.
Oxysalts are a type of salt that arises when an oxyacid acid and a hydroxide or, more simply, a radical and a metal combine. The fruit of this bond is known as oxysal , oxosal or oxacid salt .
To understand what oxysalts are, therefore, we have to know what various concepts refer to. Let's start with the chemical notion of salt: it is a compound that is formed by the bonding of cations and anions (that is, ions with different charges: positive and negative). Salts, in this way, are the result of a reaction that is generated from the relationship between an acid (the anion) and a base (the cation).
Formation of oxysalts
Oxacids and hydroxides form oxysalts. The first compound (also called oxoacid acid) is created from a molecule of H2O (water) and a non-metallic oxide. Hydroxides, on the other hand, are composed of a metal together with one or more hydroxyl anions. The difference between a hydroxide and an oxide is that they are formed with oxygen.
Furthermore, it must be stated that the formula of the oxysalts establishes that both the metallic element and the non-metallic element and oxygen come into play, without forgetting the values of the oxoacid and the valence of the first of those mentioned, of the metal.
The nomenclatures
No less important is to know that there are several nomenclatures for oxysalts. However, among the most significant are the following:
• Traditional nomenclature. This is the one taken using the name of the oxoacid element and consists of replacing its ending -oso with -ito, or -ico with -aco. To this the name of the metallic element will be added with an ending based on its valence: -ico if it has 1, -oso if it has 2...
• Systematic nomenclature. In this case, with some exceptions, the name is given in this order: name of the anion + name of the cation + prefix of the number of atoms of the metallic element.
• Nomenclature in stock. This is very similar to the traditional one and also requires the use of the metallic element in question and its valence. The latter must be stated and must be placed in parentheses.
The head of matches contains an oxysalt called potassium chlorate.
Uses of oxysalts
It must also be emphasized that oxysalts have a series of characteristics that are worth highlighting. Among these are the following: most have the peculiarity that they are soluble in water, they can conduct electricity and many of them are used in the field of medicine to prevent botulism or perform X-ray radiographs, for example.
Sodium nitrate , calcium chlorite , and cobalt silicate are some examples of oxysalts. Their use is very varied, as we have indicated: they can be used for cleaning, preventing diseases , producing glass or manufacturing toothpaste, among other functions.
It should be noted, once again, that the naming of oxysalts, with their prefixes and suffixes, obeys various rules that are common in the field of chemistry.