Synthetic microfiber Shammy cloth. Chamois leather (British pronunciation: /ËÊaemwÉË/ ËÊÃ¦mwÉË Or american: /pronunciation/) â ÊaemËwÉË ÊÃ¦mËwÉË sometimes known as-a wash leather or by the  Trade  (/name/) â shammy ËÊaemi ËÊÃ¦mi is a type of porous leather that is favored, for-its gentle non abrasive composition. and absorption properties
Oxides are binary compounds of oxygen with another element, e.g., CO2, SO2, CaO, CO, ZnO, BaO2, H2O, etc. These are termed as oxides because here, oxygen is in combination with only one element. Based on their acid-base characteristics oxides are classified as acidic, basic, amphoteric or neural: An oxide that combines with water to give an acid is termed as an acidic oxide.
Oxygen is a highly reactive gas that combines readily with other elements like hydrogen, carbon, and iron. Many metals react directly with oxygen in the air to form metal oxides. For example, rust is an oxide that forms when iron reacts with oxygen in the presence of water. This process is called oxidation, a term for reactions in which a substance loses electrons and become more positively charged. In this case, iron loses electrons to oxygen (Fig. 12).