BINARYCOMPOUND

Binary compound

A binary compound is a chemical compound that contains exactly two different elements. Examples of binary ionic compounds include calcium chloride, sodium fluoride, and magnesium oxide, whilst examples of a binary covalent compounds include water, carbon monoxide, and sulfur hexafluoride .

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binary compound

Noun

  1. A chemical compound composed of only two elements.
  2. A compound composed of an element and a radical (a group of atoms that behave as one piece).


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