Talk:Oxyanion

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[edit] Merge notice

There are two stubs, oxyanion and oxoanions, covering the same subject, though the content is different. A quick Google search shows oxyanions:oxoanions are in the ratio 4:1, and oxyanion:oxoanion are in the ratio 60:1. Therefore I am proposing that oxyanion become the main article, with oxoanion, oxoanions and oxyanions being redirects. One problem is that I note there is a Category:oxoanions, should this be renamed to Category:oxyanions? I don't have strong opinions either way (I've heard both oxy and oxo), is there a name recommended by IUPAC? Whatever we choose, we shouldn't have two parallel articles. Walkerma 04:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Revision: I checked with our IUPAC expert here, and he tells me that oxoacids is the preferred term for the related acids, and since we also have the category oxoanions, I would like to merge these into one article at oxoanion, with the others being redirects. The norm on Wikipedia is for a topic to be in the singular, while cats are usually plural. Any comments? Walkerma 06:31, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

I searched the Pubmed database of medical/biochemical literature and find 24 uses of Oxoanion and 632 uses of Oxyanion. The ISI Web of Science finds 137 for Oxo and 959 for Oxy. Suggest merging and redirecting to Oxyanion and then proposing a category rename as well. Thatcher131 01:58, 13 February 2006 (UTC)