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107 relations: Acid rain, Algaecide, Alum, Aluminium, Anaerobic organism, Atmosphere of Earth, Ball-and-stick model, Barium chloride, Barium sulfate, Bicarbonate, Biomass, Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, British English, Cadmium sulfate, Calcium sulfate, Charge (physics), Chelation, Chemical Reviews, Cobalt, Conjugate (acid-base theory), Coordinate covalent bond, Copper, Copper sulfate, Copper(II) sulfate, Coulomb's law, Covalent bond, Denticity, Deprotonation, Desulfovibrio, Detergent, Dimethyl sulfate, Disulfite, Dithionate, Dithionite, Durward William John Cruickshank, Electronegativity, Empirical formula, Epsomite, Ester, Ethylenediamine, Fertilizer, Formal charge, Fossil fuel, Gilbert N. Lewis, Gravimetric analysis, Gypsum, Hydronium, Instrumental temperature record, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Iron, ... Expand index (57 more) »
- Particulates
- Sulfur oxyanions
Acid rain
Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH).
Algaecide
Algaecide or algicide is a biocide used for killing and preventing the growth of algae, often defined in a loose sense that, beyond the biological definition, also includes cyanobacteria ("blue-green algae").
Alum
An alum is a type of chemical compound, usually a hydrated double sulfate salt of aluminium with the general formula, such that is a monovalent cation such as potassium or ammonium. Sulfate and alum are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Alum
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Anaerobic organism
An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is any organism that does not require molecular oxygen for growth.
See Sulfate and Anaerobic organism
Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
See Sulfate and Atmosphere of Earth
Ball-and-stick model
In chemistry, the ball-and-stick model is a molecular model of a chemical substance which displays both the three-dimensional position of the atoms and the bonds between them.
See Sulfate and Ball-and-stick model
Barium chloride
Barium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula.
See Sulfate and Barium chloride
Barium sulfate
Barium sulfate (or sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4. Sulfate and Barium sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Barium sulfate
Bicarbonate
In inorganic chemistry, bicarbonate (IUPAC-recommended nomenclature: hydrogencarbonate) is an intermediate form in the deprotonation of carbonic acid.
Biomass
Biomass is a term used in several contexts: in the context of ecology it means living organisms, and in the context of bioenergy it means matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms.
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
The Brønsted–Lowry theory (also called proton theory of acids and bases) is an acid–base reaction theory which was first developed by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry independently in 1923.
See Sulfate and Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
British English
British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.
See Sulfate and British English
Cadmium sulfate
Cadmium sulfate is the name of a series of related inorganic compounds with the formula CdSO4·H2O. Sulfate and Cadmium sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Cadmium sulfate
Calcium sulfate
Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula CaSO4 and related hydrates. Sulfate and calcium sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Calcium sulfate
Charge (physics)
In physics, a charge is any of many different quantities, such as the electric charge in electromagnetism or the color charge in quantum chromodynamics.
See Sulfate and Charge (physics)
Chelation
Chelation is a type of bonding of ions and the molecules to metal ions.
Chemical Reviews
Chemical Reviews is peer-reviewed scientific journal published twice per month by the American Chemical Society.
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.
Conjugate (acid-base theory)
A conjugate acid, within the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, is a chemical compound formed when an acid gives a proton to a base—in other words, it is a base with a hydrogen ion added to it, as it loses a hydrogen ion in the reverse reaction.
See Sulfate and Conjugate (acid-base theory)
Coordinate covalent bond
In coordination chemistry, a coordinate covalent bond, also known as a dative bond, dipolar bond, or coordinate bond is a kind of two-center, two-electron covalent bond in which the two electrons derive from the same atom.
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
Copper sulfate
Copper sulfate may refer to.
See Sulfate and Copper sulfate
Copper(II) sulfate
Copper(II) sulfate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula. Sulfate and Copper(II) sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Copper(II) sulfate
Coulomb's law
Coulomb's inverse-square law, or simply Coulomb's law, is an experimental law of physics that calculates the amount of force between two electrically charged particles at rest.
Covalent bond
A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms.
Denticity
In coordination chemistry, denticity refers to the number of donor groups in a given ligand that bind to the central metal atom in a coordination complex.
Deprotonation
Deprotonation (or dehydronation) is the removal (transfer) of a proton (or hydron, or hydrogen cation), (H+) from a Brønsted–Lowry acid in an acid–base reaction.
Desulfovibrio
Desulfovibrio is a genus of Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Detergent
A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions.
Dimethyl sulfate
Dimethyl sulfate (DMS) is a chemical compound with formula (CH3O)2SO2.
See Sulfate and Dimethyl sulfate
Disulfite
A disulfite, commonly known as metabisulfite or pyrosulfite, is a chemical compound containing the ion. Sulfate and disulfite are sulfur oxyanions.
Dithionate
The dithionate (or metabisulfate) anion,, is a sulfur oxoanion derived from dithionic acid, H2S2O6. Sulfate and dithionate are sulfur oxyanions.
Dithionite
The dithionite is the oxyanion with the formula 2−. Sulfate and dithionite are sulfur oxyanions.
Durward William John Cruickshank
Durward William John Cruickshank (7 March 1924 – 13 July 2007), often known as D. W. J. Cruickshank, was a British crystallographer whose work transformed the precision of determining molecular structures from X-ray crystal structure analysis.
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Electronegativity
Electronegativity, symbolized as χ, is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract shared electrons (or electron density) when forming a chemical bond.
See Sulfate and Electronegativity
Empirical formula
In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest whole number ratio of atoms present in a compound.
See Sulfate and Empirical formula
Epsomite
Epsomite, Epsom salt, or magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, is a hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral with formula.
Ester
In chemistry, an ester is a functional group derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.
Ethylenediamine
Ethylenediamine (abbreviated as en when a ligand) is the organic compound with the formula C2H4(NH2)2.
See Sulfate and Ethylenediamine
Fertilizer
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
Formal charge
In chemistry, a formal charge (F.C. or), in the covalent view of chemical bonding, is the hypothetical charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, assuming that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally between atoms, regardless of relative electronegativity.
Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.
Gilbert N. Lewis
Gilbert Newton Lewis (October 23 or October 25, 1875 – March 23, 1946) was an American physical chemist and a dean of the college of chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.
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Gravimetric analysis
Gravimetric analysis describes a set of methods used in analytical chemistry for the quantitative determination of an analyte (the ion being analyzed) based on its mass.
See Sulfate and Gravimetric analysis
Gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula.
Hydronium
In chemistry, hydronium (hydroxonium in traditional British English) is the cation, also written as, the type of oxonium ion produced by protonation of water.
Instrumental temperature record
The instrumental temperature record is a record of temperatures within Earth's climate based on direct measurement of air temperature and ocean temperature.
See Sulfate and Instrumental temperature record
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology.
See Sulfate and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
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Iron(II) sulfate
Iron(II) sulfate (British English: iron(II) sulphate) or ferrous sulfate denotes a range of salts with the formula FeSO4·xH2O. Sulfate and iron(II) sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Iron(II) sulfate
Journal of the American Chemical Society
The Journal of the American Chemical Society (also known as JACS) is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society.
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Journal of the Chemical Society
The Journal of the Chemical Society was a scientific journal established by the Chemical Society in 1849 as the Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society.
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Lead(II) sulfate
Lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4) is a white solid, which appears white in microcrystalline form. Sulfate and Lead(II) sulfate are sulfates.
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Lead-acid battery
The lead-acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery first invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté.
See Sulfate and Lead-acid battery
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling (February 28, 1901August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator.
Lone pair
In chemistry, a lone pair refers to a pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom in a covalent bondIUPAC Gold Book definition: and is sometimes called an unshared pair or non-bonding pair.
Magnesium sulfate
Magnesium sulfate or magnesium sulphate is a chemical compound, a salt with the formula, consisting of magnesium cations (20.19% by mass) and sulfate anions. Sulfate and magnesium sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Magnesium sulfate
Mercury sulfate
Mercury sulfate may refer to.
See Sulfate and Mercury sulfate
Natural bond orbital
In quantum chemistry, a natural bond orbital or NBO is a calculated bonding orbital with maximum electron density.
See Sulfate and Natural bond orbital
Nature (journal)
Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England.
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Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris
Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris (formerly Desulfovibrio vulgaris) is a species of Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria in the Desulfovibrionaceae family.
See Sulfate and Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris
Octet rule
The octet rule is a chemical rule of thumb that reflects the theory that main-group elements tend to bond in such a way that each atom has eight electrons in its valence shell, giving it the same electronic configuration as a noble gas.
Organosulfate
In organosulfur chemistry, organosulfates are a class of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the structure.
Oxidation state
In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds to other atoms were fully ionic.
See Sulfate and Oxidation state
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
Pauling's principle of electroneutrality
Pauling's principle of electroneutrality states that each atom in a stable substance has a charge close to zero.
See Sulfate and Pauling's principle of electroneutrality
Peroxomonosulfate
The peroxomonosulfate ion,, is a sulfur oxoanion. Sulfate and peroxomonosulfate are sulfur oxyanions.
See Sulfate and Peroxomonosulfate
Peroxydisulfate
The peroxydisulfate ion,, is an oxyanion, the anion of peroxydisulfuric acid. Sulfate and peroxydisulfate are sulfur oxyanions.
See Sulfate and Peroxydisulfate
Pi bond
In chemistry, pi bonds (π bonds) are covalent chemical bonds, in each of which two lobes of an orbital on one atom overlap with two lobes of an orbital on another atom, and in which this overlap occurs laterally.
Plaster
Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements.
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element; it has symbol Pt and atomic number 78.
Polyatomic ion
A polyatomic ion (also known as a molecular ion) is a covalent bonded set of two or more atoms, or of a metal complex, that can be considered to behave as a single unit and that has a net charge that is not zero.
See Sulfate and Polyatomic ion
Polyhalite
Polyhalite is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated sulfate of potassium, calcium and magnesium with formula:.
Potassium
Potassium is a chemical element; it has symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number19.
Pyrosulfate
In chemistry, disulfate or pyrosulfate is the anion with the molecular formula. Sulfate and pyrosulfate are sulfur oxyanions.
Radium sulfate
Radium sulfate (or radium sulphate) is an inorganic compound with the formula RaSO4 and an average molecular mass of 322.088 g/mol. Sulfate and radium sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Radium sulfate
Resonance (chemistry)
In chemistry, resonance, also called mesomerism, is a way of describing bonding in certain molecules or polyatomic ions by the combination of several contributing structures (or forms, also variously known as resonance structures or canonical structures) into a resonance hybrid (or hybrid structure) in valence bond theory.
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Salt (chemistry)
In chemistry, a salt or ionic compound is a chemical compound consisting of an assembly of positively charged ions (cations) and negatively charged ions (anions), which results in a compound with no net electric charge (electrically neutral).
See Sulfate and Salt (chemistry)
Silver sulfate
Silver sulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula Ag2SO4. Sulfate and Silver sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Silver sulfate
Sodium bisulfate
Sodium bisulfate, also known as sodium hydrogen sulfate, is the sodium salt of the bisulfate anion, with the molecular formula NaHSO4. Sulfate and sodium bisulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Sodium bisulfate
Sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), an accepted contraction of sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), also called sodium alkylethersulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc.) and for industrial uses.
See Sulfate and Sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium sulfate
Sodium sulfate (also known as sodium sulphate or sulfate of soda) is the inorganic compound with formula Na2SO4 as well as several related hydrates. All forms are white solids that are highly soluble in water. With an annual production of 6 million tonnes, the decahydrate is a major commodity chemical product. Sulfate and sodium sulfate are sulfates.
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Solubility
In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent.
Strontium sulfate
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4) is the sulfate salt of strontium. Sulfate and strontium sulfate are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Strontium sulfate
Sulfate
The sulfate or sulphate ion is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula. Sulfate and sulfate are particulates, sulfates and sulfur oxyanions.
Sulfate crust
Sulfate crust is a zone observed in the axial (central) parts of burning coal dumps and related sites.
Sulfate-reducing microorganism
Sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) or sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) are a group composed of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfate-reducing archaea (SRA), both of which can perform anaerobic respiration utilizing sulfate as terminal electron acceptor, reducing it to hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
See Sulfate and Sulfate-reducing microorganism
Sulfide
Sulfide (also sulphide in British English) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions.
Sulfite
Sulfites or sulphites are compounds that contain the sulfite ion (or the sulfate(IV) ion, from its correct systematic name),. Sulfate and sulfite are sulfur oxyanions.
Sulfonate
In organosulfur chemistry, a sulfonate is a salt, anion or ester of a sulfonic acid.
Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Sulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen, with the molecular formula. Sulfate and Sulfuric acid are sulfates.
Tetrahedral molecular geometry
In a tetrahedral molecular geometry, a central atom is located at the center with four substituents that are located at the corners of a tetrahedron.
See Sulfate and Tetrahedral molecular geometry
Tetrahedron
In geometry, a tetrahedron (tetrahedra or tetrahedrons), also known as a triangular pyramid, is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six straight edges, and four vertices.
Tetrathionate
The tetrathionate anion,, is a sulfur oxyanion derived from the compound tetrathionic acid, H2S4O6. Sulfate and tetrathionate are sulfur oxyanions.
Thiosulfate
Thiosulfate (IUPAC-recommended spelling; sometimes thiosulphate in British English) is an oxyanion of sulfur with the chemical formula. Sulfate and Thiosulfate are sulfur oxyanions.
Transition metal sulfate complex
Transition metal sulfate complexes or sulfato complexes are coordination complexes with one or more sulfate ligands. Sulfate and Transition metal sulfate complex are sulfates.
See Sulfate and Transition metal sulfate complex
Triphenylphosphine
Triphenylphosphine (IUPAC name: triphenylphosphane) is a common organophosphorus compound with the formula P(C6H5)3 and often abbreviated to PPh3 or Ph3P.
See Sulfate and Triphenylphosphine
Trithionate
Trithionate is an oxyanion of sulfur with the chemical formula. Sulfate and Trithionate are sulfur oxyanions.
Valence (chemistry)
In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an atom is a measure of its combining capacity with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules.
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Valence bond theory
In chemistry, valence bond (VB) theory is one of the two basic theories, along with molecular orbital (MO) theory, that were developed to use the methods of quantum mechanics to explain chemical bonding.
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VSEPR theory
Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory is a model used in chemistry to predict the geometry of individual molecules from the number of electron pairs surrounding their central atoms.
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
Water of crystallization
In chemistry, water(s) of crystallization or water(s) of hydration are water molecules that are present inside crystals.
See Sulfate and Water of crystallization
Zinc sulfate
Zinc sulfate describes a family of inorganic compounds with the formula ZnSO4(H2O)x. All are colorless solids. The most common form includes water of crystallization as the heptahydrate, with the formula. As early as the 16th century it was prepared on the large scale, and was historically known as "white vitriol" (the name was used, for example, in 1620s by the collective writing under the pseudonym of Basil Valentine). Sulfate and Zinc sulfate are sulfates.
See also
Particulates
- Aerosol impaction
- Air quality guideline
- Albrecht effect
- Angle of repose
- Black carbon
- Bulk density
- CLAW hypothesis
- Carr index
- Cenosphere
- Cloud condensation nuclei
- Correct sampling
- Cryoconite
- Deposition (aerosol physics)
- Droplet nucleus
- Dust
- Dust explosion
- Feret diameter
- Hausner ratio
- Ice nucleus
- List of countries by air pollution
- List of least-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration
- List of most-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration
- Organic molecular tracers
- Particle mass density
- Particle size analysis
- Particulates
- Rain dust
- Respiratory droplet
- Ship tracks
- Smoke
- Sulfate
- Twomey effect
- Ultrafine particle
Sulfur oxyanions
- Disulfite
- Dithionate
- Dithionite
- Fluorosulfates
- Hyposulfite
- Peroxomonosulfate
- Peroxydisulfate
- Persulfate
- Persulfates
- Pyrosulfate
- Sulfate
- Sulfates
- Sulfite
- Sulfites
- Tetrathionate
- Thiosulfate
- Thiosulfates
- Thiosulfinate
- Trithionate
References
Also known as (SO4)2-, Bisulfate, Bisulphate, HSO4, Hydrogen Sulfate, Hydrogen sulphate, Hydrogensulfate, SO4(2-), SO4-2, SO42-, Sulfate ion, Sulfate salt, Sulfates, Sulfates as a climate forcing, Sulfates as climate forcing agents, Sulfur tetroxide, Sulphat, Sulphate, Sulphate ion, Sulphates.