Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hydroxide
ion
:
HO
-
. An
anion
which is the
conjugate base
of
water
. Similar to, but not the same as
hydroxyl group
.
Molecular Structure
of Hydroxide
Ion
Lewis structure
Ball and spoke model
Space-filling model
Related terms:
Oxyanion
,
methoxide ion
,
ethoxide ion
,
tert
-butoxide ion
,
hydroxyl radical
,
Lewis base
,
Bronsted base
,
autoionization
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