Antimonide
Encyclopedia
Antimonides are compounds
of antimony
with more electropositive elements. The antimonide ion
is Sb3−.
Many of them are flammable or decomposed by oxygen when heated since the antimonide ion is a reducing agent.
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
of antimony
Antimony
Antimony is a toxic chemical element with the symbol Sb and an atomic number of 51. A lustrous grey metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite...
with more electropositive elements. The antimonide ion
Ion
An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge. The name was given by physicist Michael Faraday for the substances that allow a current to pass between electrodes in a...
is Sb3−.
Many of them are flammable or decomposed by oxygen when heated since the antimonide ion is a reducing agent.