chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

, metatungstate refers to the anion with the formula ₁₂O₄₀sup>8- and salts derived from this anion. The term also refers to protonated derivatives of this anion, including ₂W₁₂O₄₀sup>6-. The unprotonated anion ₁₂O₄₀sup>8- has T_d

symmetry Symmetry () in everyday life refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. In mathematics, the term has a more precise definition and is usually used to refer to an object that is Invariant (mathematics), invariant und ...

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{{Authority control Tungstates Transition metal oxyanions

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