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Silane vs Trisilane - What's the difference?

silane | trisilane |

As nouns the difference between silane and trisilane

is that silane is (chemistry) any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound sih4 while trisilane is (inorganic compound) the silane si3h8 that has the same structure as propane.

silane

English

(wikipedia silane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4
  • (inorganic chemistry) monosilane ()

    • Derived terms

    *silanyl *halosilane *hydrosilane *organosilane * silyl, monosilanyl

    Related terms

    * silene * silenyl * silyne * silynyl * disilane * disilene * disilyne

    See also

    * alkane, the carbon hydride analogs to silanes

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    trisilane

    English

    Noun

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  • (inorganic compound) The silane Si3H8 that has the same structure as propane

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