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Hydroxide is a functional group consisting of oxygen and hydrogen:
- H-O-
It has a charge (oxidation number) of -1 unit.
The term hydroxyl group is used when the functional group -OH is counted as a substituent[?] of an organic compound. Organic molecules containing a hydroxyl group are known as alcohols.
Hydroxide is one of the simplest of the polyatomic ions. Hydroxide is a general term for any salt containing stoichiometric amounts of this polyatomic ion.
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