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Positively-charged polyatomic ion which contains oxygen

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In chemistry, an oxycation is a polyatomic ion with a positive charge that contains oxygen.They usually end with the suffix "-ium" or "-yl".

Examples

Dioxygenyl ion, O
₂
Hydronium ion, H
₃O
Nitrosonium ion,NO
Nitronium ion, NO
₂
Vanadyl ion, VO, a very stable oxycation
Chromyl ion, CrO
₂
Uranyl ion, UO
₂, all natural U occurs in this form
Zirconyl ion, as a tetramer of
Chloryl ion, ClO
₂

See category for a bigger list.

See also

External links

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