Oxonium
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Oxonium has these meanings:
- Oxonium ionOxonium ionThe oxonium ion in chemistry is any oxygen cation with three bonds. The simplest oxonium ion is the hydronium ion H3O+. Another oxonium ion frequently encountered in organic chemistry is obtained by protonation or alkylation of a carbonyl group e.g...
, a positive oxygen cation- Oxonium may specifically refer to the hydroniumHydroniumIn chemistry, a hydronium ion is the cation , a type of oxonium ion produced by protonation of water. This cation is often used to represent the nature of the proton in aqueous solution, where the proton is highly solvated...
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- Oxonium may specifically refer to the hydronium
- Oxonium (often abbreviated to Oxon) is sometimes used in university circles as a Latin name for OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
(University) in England