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H2SeO3, also known as selenous acid, is a chemical compound containing hydrogen, selenium, and oxygen. It is a colorless, water-soluble solid that is commonly used in chemical synthesis and as an oxidizing agent.
The conjugate base of H2SeO3 is HSeO3-. This is formed when H2SeO3 donates a proton (H+) in a reaction.
Dimeric selenium chloride (Se2Cl2) undergoes disproportionation reaction in the presence of water to form selenious acid (H2SeO3) and hydrochloric acid (HCl). This reaction involves the reduction of Se4+ in Se2Cl2 to Se2+ in H2SeO3 and the oxidation of Se4+ to Se6+ in HCl by water.
The name for the compound CH2CH2CH3 is propane.
The compound name for H2O is water.