List of oxides

This page is a list of all oxides. Oxides are chemical compounds containing oxygen in an oxidation state from 1 to 7.

 Metal oxides 
Aluminium oxide, very hard, used as abrasive
Antimony trioxide, white solid
Antimony tetroxide, white solid
Antimony pentoxide, yellow solid, oxidizing agent
Arsenic trioxide, white solid, highly toxic
Arsenic pentoxide, white solid, highly toxic, oxidizing agent
Barium oxide, white, toxic, basic
Bismuth(III) oxide, weak oxidizing agent, pale yellow
Bismuth(V) oxide, very unstable, reddish
Cadmium(II) oxide, brown, basic, toxic
Calcium oxide, white, quicklime
Cerium(III) oxide, white
Cerium(IV) oxide, strong oxidizing agent
Chromium(II) oxide, black reducing agent
Chromium(III) oxide, dark green
Chromium(IV) oxide, black, artificial, used in cassettes
Chromium(VI) oxide, red, toxic, oxidizing agent
Cobalt(II) oxide, dark green, or black
Cobalt(II,III) oxide, black
Cobalt(III) oxide, black
Copper(I) oxide, reddish
Copper(II) oxide, black
Iron(II) oxide, black, used as pigment
Iron(II,III) oxide, black, ore of iron
Iron(III) oxide, rust, reddish
Lanthanum oxide, white
Lead(II) oxide, orange, toxic
Lead(II,IV) oxide, red, toxic
Lead(IV) oxide, black, toxic, oxidizing agent, used in car batteries
Lithium oxide, white, basic, used in ceramics
Magnesium oxide, white, used in antacids
Manganese(II) oxide, brown-pink
Manganese(III) oxide, black, found in dead batteries
Manganese(IV) oxide, black, oxidizing agent, used in alkaline batteries
Manganese(VII) oxide, red oil, explosive
Mercury(II) oxide, red, toxic, used in mercury batteries
Nickel(II) oxide, light green
Nickel(III) oxide, rare, oxidizing agent
Rubidium oxide, yellowish, rare, highly reactive
Silicon dioxide, colorless crystalline compound, very common in earth
Silver(I) oxide, brown-black, used in silver oxide batteries
Thallium(I) oxide, black, dissolves in water
Thallium(III) oxide, white, oxidizing agent
Thorium(IV) oxide, white, radioactive
Tin(II) oxide, black or red, flammable
Tin(IV) oxide, white, ore of tin
Uranium(VI) oxide, yellow, toxic and radioactive
Tungsten(VI) oxide, yellow
Zinc oxide, white, used in sunscreen

 Non-metal oxides 
Bromine dioxide, yellow crystals, unstable
Carbon dioxide, colorless heavy gas, exhaled by animals
Carbon monoxide, colorless gas, toxic
Chlorine dioxide, powerful oxidizing gas
Dinitrogen tetroxide, colorless corrosive gas
Dinitrogen pentoxide, anhydride of nitric acid
Dihydrogen oxide, colorless liquid
Iodine pentoxide, colorless solid, anhydride of iodic acid
Nitric oxide, toxic gas, easily oxidized
Nitrogen dioxide, toxic brown choking gas
Nitrous oxide, sweet gas, used in whipping cream bottles and anesthetics 
Phosphorus(III) oxide, smells like garlic, toxic
Phosphorus(V) oxide, absorbs water readily, white, irritating
Selenium dioxide, white solid, has horseradish odor
Selenium trioxide, very reactive solid
Tellurium dioxide, most common tellurium compound, white or yellow solid
Tellurium trioxide, highly reactive solid
Sulfur dioxide, colorless heavy toxic gas, "burned" odor
Sulfur trioxide, irritating toxic liquid

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