2007-01-22 16:17:50 · 5 answers · asked by villevalo90 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The reason has mainly to do with how OH forms compouds with other elements. It is the oxygen that shares electrons with other atoms, not the hydrogen. Thus, when OH combines with potassium to form potassium hydroxide, it is written KOH because K and O bond. Writing KHO would be misleading because there is no bond between K and O. This is almost always the case when OH bonds with other atoms, so hydroxide is written as OH because that is how it occurs in almost all chemical formulae.
2007-01-29 19:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HHO is fullyyt a posh call for a mix of two factors hydrogen gas and one section oxygen gas. It reacts to form water. in case you study something and that they call it "HHO" or "Brown's gas" or another call, then what they are attempting to do is sell you snake oil. every person with something actual to grant is truthfully no longer merchandising it with the kind of fakey terminology.
2016-12-12 18:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No whores in the chemistry world, just a bunch of social rejects
2007-01-22 23:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by Stonerscientist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the heavier one is listed first
2007-01-30 14:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by inawe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's because its the IUPAC formation e.g H2SO4 IS TETRAOXOSULPHATE(VI) ACID oxygen always comes first....
2007-01-30 00:13:27 · answer #5 · answered by George 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋