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what is the difference between cyanide and cyanate?
 The cyanate ion is an anion with the chemical formula written as [OCN]? or [NCO]?. In aqueous solution it acts as a base, forming isocyanic acid, HNCO.
A cyanide is any chemical compound that contains monovalent combining group CN. This group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.


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