Meta- (chemistry)

In chemistry, meta is a prefix, used for systematic names in IUPAC nomenclature. It has several meanings.[1]

For example metabisulfite:
2 bisulfite (HSO3) → 1 metabisulfite S2O52 + H2O
and metaphosphoric acid:
3 orthophosphoric acid H3PO4 → 1 trimetaphosphoric acid (H3P3O9) + 3 H2O.
Meta-antimonic acid, the dehydrated form of antimonic acid (H3SbO4), is HSbO3.[2]

See also

References

  1. dictionary.reference.com: meta-
  2. Sir William Crookes: Chemical news and journal of industrial science, Volume 31 PD @ books.google. 1875; p.76 PDF:
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