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Also known as oxide compound, oxides

thumb|right|The Crystal structure#Unit cell|unit cell of [[rutile, an important oxide of titanium. Ti(IV) centers are grey; oxygen centers are red. Notice that oxygen forms three bonds to titanium and titanium forms six bonds to oxygen.]] An oxide () is a chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula. "Oxide" itself is the dianion (anion bearing a net charge of −2) of oxygen, an O2− ion with oxygen in the oxidation state of −2. Most of the Earth's crust consists of oxides. Even materials considered pure elements often develop an oxide coati

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An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom bonded with another element, with oxygen carrying a negative charge of −2 in the compound. Oxides are extremely important because they make up most of the Earth's crust, and even materials that seem like pure elements typically develop oxide coatings.

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