double salt; complex salt
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double salt; complex salt
formalA chemical compound formed from the combination of two or more simple salts. Unlike coordination compounds, its ions remain dissociated in aqueous solution, but it forms distinct crystals. Common in mineralogy and chemistry.
Míng明
fán矾
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
fù复
yán盐
，
huà化
xué学
shì式
wéi为
KK
AA
ll
(
SS
OO
₄₄
)
₂₂
·
11
22
HH
₂₂
OO
。
Alum is a common double salt with the chemical formula KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O.
Liú硫
suān酸
yà亚
tiě铁
ǎn铵
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
fù复
yán盐
，
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
shí实
yàn验
shì室
hé和
fēn分
xī析
huà化
xué学
zhōng中
。
Ammonium iron(II) sulfate is a double salt commonly used in laboratories and analytical chemistry.
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Yǔ与
luò络
yán盐
bù不
tóng同
，
fù复
yán盐
zài在
shuǐ水
róng溶
yè液
zhōng中
wán完
quán全
diàn电
lí离
wéi为
jiǎn简
dān单
lí离
zǐ子
。
Unlike complex salts, double salts completely dissociate into simple ions in aqueous solution.