What's the difference between stannate and stannite?
Stannate
Definition:
(n.) A salt of stannic acid.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hazing proved independent of the presence of hydrogen peroxide but dependent on the interaction of lens-bound lysozyme and stannate anion, the latter derived from sodium stannate present in the disinfectant as a stabilizing agent.
(2) No other tear protein is small enough to penetrate the hydrogel matrix or basic enough to have a marked affinity for the lens and to provide binding sites for stannate anion.
(3) The improved stability of the Zn-containing amalgams has been attributed to the formation of a previously reported Zn stannate passive film which, according to the polarization data, is more resistant to the aggressive chloride ion than tin hydroxide that forms on Zn-free amalgams.
(4) The formation of Zn stannate was not found to affect the oxygen reduction reaction, the major cathodic reaction involved in the corrosion of dental amalgams.
Stannite
Definition:
(n.) A mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color; tin pyrites. It is a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron.