A chemical salt formed from chlorine and platinum in a lower oxidation state, used in specialized laboratory applications.
From chloro- (chlorine) plus platin- (platinum) plus -ite (a suffix for minerals or lower oxidation state compounds).
The difference between chloroplatinite and chloroplatinic acid shows how platinum can exist in multiple forms depending on how many electrons it's gained or lost—the same element can have completely different properties!
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