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hydroxide
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hydroxide /hy·drox·ide/ (hi-drok´sīd) any compound containing a hydroxyl group.
hy·drox·ide (h-drksd)
n.
A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group, especially one that releases a hydroxyl group when dissolved.

hydroxide (OH-)
[hīdrok′sīd]
an ion.

hydroxide [hi-drok´sīd]
the OH anion or a compound containing the OH ion.

hydroxide (hīdrok´sīd´),
n an ionic compound that contains the OH2 ion, usually consisting of metals or the metal equivalent of the ammonium cation (NH42) that inactivates an acid.

hydroxide
the OH anion or a compound containing the OH ion.


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The conversion of calcium oxide to calcium hydroxide is followed by the dissolution of calcium hydroxide to yield calcium ions and hydroxide ions on the surface of the particle and finally by the diffusion of calcium and hydroxide ions into the bulk of solution (Fig.
The electrolysis process operates by reducing water to hydrogen gas and hydroxide ions at an electrode surface (cathode), thereby creating a localized environment at the cathode that is highly insoluble to scale-forming mineral deposits.
This means the mineral oxides are released in the water to form hydroxide ions (OH-), which increases the pH of the water.
 
 
 
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