The boroselenates are chemical compounds containing interlinked
borate
A borate is any of several boron oxyanions, negative ions consisting of boron and oxygen, such as orthoborate , metaborate , or tetraborate ; or any salt with such anions, such as sodium metaborate, and disodium tetraborate . The name a ...
and
selenate
The selenate ion is .
Selenates are analogous to sulfates and have similar chemistry. They are highly soluble in aqueous solutions at ambient temperatures.
Unlike sulfate, selenate is a somewhat good oxidizer; it can be reduced to selenite o ...
groups sharing oxygen atoms. Both selenate and borate groups are tetrahedral in shape. They have similar structures to
borosulfates and
borophosphates. The
borotellurates' tellurium atom is much bigger, so TeO
6 octahedra appear instead.
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