List of oxides

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This page is a list of all oxides. Oxides are

chemical compounds containing oxygen in
an oxidation state of -2.

Metal oxides
Aluminium oxide, very hard, used as
abrasive
Antimony trioxide, white solid
Antimony tetroxide, white solid
Antimony pentoxide, yellow solid,
oxidizing agent
Arsenic trioxide, white solid, highly toxic
Arsenic pentoxide, white solid, highly
toxic, oxidizing agent
Barium oxide, white, toxic, basic
Bismuth(III) oxide, weak oxidizing agent,
pale yellow
Bismuth(V) oxide, very unstable, reddish
Calcium oxide, white, quicklime
Cerium(III) oxide, white
Cerium(IV) oxide, strong oxidizing agent
Chromium(II) oxide, black reducing
agent
Chromium(III) oxide, dark green
Chromium(IV) oxide, black, artificial,
used in cassettes
Chromium(VI) oxide, red, toxic, oxidizing
agent
Cobalt(II) oxide, dark green, or black
Cobalt(II,III) oxide, black
Cobalt(III) oxide, black
Copper(I) oxide, reddish
Copper(II) oxide, black
Iron(II) oxide, black, used as pigment
Iron(II,III) oxide, black, ore of iron
Iron(III) oxide, rust, reddish
Lanthanum oxide, white
Lead(II) oxide, orange, toxic
Lead(II,IV) oxide, red, toxic
Lead(IV) oxide, black, toxic, oxidizing
agent, used in car batteries
Lithium oxide, white, basic, used in
ceramics
Magnesium oxide, white, used in
antacids
Manganese(II) oxide, brown-pink
Manganese(III) oxide, black, found in
dead batteries
Manganese(IV) oxide, black, oxidizing
agent, used in alkaline batteries
Manganese(VII) oxide, red oil, explosive
Mercury(II) oxide, red, toxic, used in
mercury batteries
Nickel(II) oxide, light green
Nickel(III) oxide, rare, oxidizing agent
Rubidium oxide, yellowish, rare, highly
reactive
Silicon dioxide, colorless crystalline
compound, very common in earth
Silver(I) oxide, brown-black, used in
silver oxide batteries
 Thallium(I) oxide, black, dissolves in
water
Thallium(III) oxide, white, oxidizing agent
Thorium(IV) oxide, white, radioactive
Tin(II) oxide, black or red, flammable
Tin(IV) oxide, white, ore of tin
Uranium(VI) oxide, yellow, toxic and
radioactive
Tungsten(VI) oxide, yellow
Zinc oxide, white, used in sunscreen

Nonmetal oxides
Bromine dioxide, yellow crystals,
unstable
Carbon dioxide, colorless heavy gas,
exhaled by animals
Chlorine dioxide, powerful oxidizing gas
Dinitrogen tetroxide, colorless corrosive
gas
Dinitrogen pentoxide, anhydride of nitric
acid
Iodine pentoxide, colorless solid,
anhydride of iodic acid
Nitric oxide, toxic gas, easily oxidized
Nitrogen dioxide, toxic brown choking
gas
Nitrous oxide, sweet gas, used in
whipping cream bottles and anesthetics
Phosphorus(III) oxide, smells like garlic,
toxic
Phosphorus(V) oxide, absorbs water
readily, white, irritating
Selenium dioxide, white solid, has
horseradish odor
Selenium trioxide, very reactive solid
Tellurium dioxide, most common
tellurium compound, white or yellow
solid
Tellurium trioxide, highly reactive solid
Sulfur dioxide, colorless heavy toxic gas,
"burned" odor
Sulfur trioxide, irritating toxic liquid
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