stannic acid

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of the series of acids usually occurring as amorphous powders and varying in composition from H 2 SnO 3 alpha-stannic acid to H 4 SnO 4 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of stannic acid¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Stannic acid has a greater tendency to form a base than has silicic acid.

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There is also an acid, H2SnO3, called stannic acid, which forms a series of salts called stannates.

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The tin contained in the stannate is deposited on the cotton in the form of stannic oxide, or, more strictly, stannic acid.

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Protoxide of tin takes fire in the flame of oxidation, and burns with flame and some white vapor into tin acid, or stannic acid.

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Tin forms stannic acid which probably produces stannates with copper and lead.

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