Sodium selenate
Encyclopedia
Sodium selenate is the sodium
salt of selenic acid
and is used as a mineral supplement
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Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal and is a member of the alkali metals; its only stable isotope is 23Na. It is an abundant element that exists in numerous minerals, most commonly as sodium chloride...
salt of selenic acid
Selenic acid
Selenic acid is the chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxoacid of selenium, and its structure is more accurately described as .As predicted by VSEPR theory, the selenium center is tetrahedral, with a Se–O bond length of 161 pm...
and is used as a mineral supplement
Dietary mineral
Dietary minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules. Examples of mineral elements include calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, and iodine...
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