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Chalcogenide vs Dichalcogenide - What's the difference?

chalcogenide | dichalcogenide |

In inorganic chemistry terms the difference between chalcogenide and dichalcogenide

is that chalcogenide is any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element while dichalcogenide is any chalcogenide containing two atoms of chalcogen per molecule or unit cell; any compound containing two different chalcogens.

chalcogenide

English

(wikipedia chalcogenide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.

    • Derived terms

    * oxychalcogenide

    See also

    *oxide *sulphide / sulfide *selenide *telluride

    dichalcogenide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any chalcogenide containing two atoms of chalcogen per molecule or unit cell; any compound containing two different chalcogens