Selenate selenite


A selenate selenite is a chemical compound or salt that contains selenite and selenate anions. These are mixed anion compounds. Some have third anions.

Naming

A selenate selenite compound may also be called a selenite selenate.

Production

One way to produce a selenate selenite compound is to evaporate a water solution of selenate and selenite compounds.

Properties

On heating, selenate selenites lose SeO2 and O2 and yield selenites, and ultimately metal oxides.

Related

Related to these are the sulfate sulfites and tellurate tellurites. They can be classed as mixed valent compounds.