Oxoacids and salts

Compounds of Tl have many similarities to those of the alkali metals TIOH is very soluble and is a strong base TI2CO3 is also soluble and resembles the corresponding Na and K compounds Tl forms colourless, well-crystallized salts of many oxoacids, and these tend to be anhydrous like those of the similarly sized Rb and Cs Tl salts of weak acids have a basic reaction in aqueous solution as a result of hydrolysis Tl forms polysulfldes (e.g. TI2S3) and polyiodides, etc. In other respects Tl resembles the more highly polarizing ion Ag+, e.g. in the colour and insolubility of its chromate, sulfide, arsenate and halides (except F), though it does not form ammine complexes in aqueous solution and its azide is not explosive. 

It should be emphasized that not all the processes in these schemes represent viable syntheses, and other routes are frequently preferred. The following sections give a fuller di.scussion of the individual oxoacids and their salts. 

The preparative chemistry and technical applications of the halogen oxoacids and their salts have been actively pursued and developed for over two centuries (p. 790) and can now be very satisfactorily systematized in terms of general... 

Ref. 23, Chemical properties of the halogens — redox properties aqueous solutions, pp. 1188-95 Oxoacids and oxoacid salts of the halogens, pp. 1396-1465. 

Oxygen has major uses in the chemical industry too. It is used to oxidize methane, ethylene, and other hydrocarbons. Oxidation of methane produces synthesis gas. Ethylene oxidation yields products such as ethylene oxide, acetaldehyde, and acetic acid. Oxygen also is used in making many commercial inorganic compounds including various metal oxides, oxoacids, and 0x0-salts. 

Antimony(V) Oxide and Derivatives 28.1L3.1 Antimony oxoacids and their salts... 

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