Talk:Binary phase

Some of the definitions at dictionary.com say that a binary compound can be an element plus a radical that behaves as a an element. (See the link above for exact wording).

Can someone determine if this is normal usage? (Let wiktionary know if it isn't so the definitions there can be fixed). RJFJR 21:19, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Combine?
Binary_ionic_compound contains the same information under Ionic Compounds. Should they be combined? Bcafs7 00:37, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I think that this page should be removed, and placed in with the one on Binary Ionic Compounds... The original Demonlak 03:20, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Complete Fixing?
This article might be better named "Naming Binary Compounds" and is in serious need of cleaning. Astrangequark 05:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Clearer Wording Needed?
"There are only 10 existing non-metals that can be involved in binary acids when combined with hydrogen: chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine, and sulfur."

Maybe I don't know that much about chemistry, but the elements listed there certainly do not add up to "10". Did the author mean "5", or am I missing something? Crazy coyote (talk) 20:16, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that the ten is wrong, but I have not found any information on it yet. --Private Pilot (talk) 19:38, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikiproject Chemistry quality rateing
I added a WikiProject Chemistry banner, but I am not sure if the ratings I gave are the best. I would like someone else to go over thre article's rating. --Private Pilot (talk) 19:38, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Really?
So I began trying to clean up the article, but then noticed that the first cited website gives a definition that is slightly different from the one in the article. I currently don't have a chem text handy, but this is a bit odd. --El Mayimbe (talk) 05:47, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

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Wrong information, and a lot has gone missing...
There seems to be a MAJOR problem with this page. I guess it is confusion between the terms binary phase and binary compound.

The page used to be about BINARY COMPOUND (it used to say: "A binary compound is a chemical compound that contains exactly two different elements.") I feel that is correct. HOWEVER, this page has been changed and is now titled BINARY PHASE. And it now states (wrongly?)that: "a binary phase is chemical compound containing two different elements".

A binary compound is simply any chemical compound consisting of two elements. This includes many common substances like water, carbon dioxide (covalent) and common salt (ionic).

But I think binary phase is a different concept in chemistry relating to two phases (such as solid, liquid or gas). Also relates to binary phase diagrams. See information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_diagram#Binary_mixtures. I'm not an expert in this field - a more expert opinion is needed. DrWhyisitso (talk) 06:42, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Well you are correct to be little worried. Part of the problem is that "phase" means different things to different people.  Fortunately, the term is obscure (unimportant), so that experts know what they are talking about or would demand clarification and nonexperts would not use the term.  --Smokefoot (talk) 14:04, 17 December 2019 (UTC)