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The hydroxides are compounds of metallic elements with water or hydroxyl (the OH radical). Hydoxides are generally softer than the simple oxides. Chesterman, p. 407

Sources

Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)

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-The '''hydroxides''' are are [[compounds]] of [[metallic]] [[elements]] with  [[water]] or [[hydroxyl]] (the OH radical). Hydoxides are generally softer than the [[Simple_Oxides|simple oxides]]. Chesterman, p. 407
+The '''hydroxides''' are [[compounds]] of [[metallic]] [[elements]] with  [[water]] or [[hydroxyl]] (the OH radical). Hydoxides are generally softer than the [[Simple_Oxides|simple oxides]]. Chesterman, p. 407
 =Sources=
 *Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)