What other labels are used to classify glaze oxides?

 Unit 1 Topic 10
Glaze Basics
Other labels commonly used to indicate the classification of oxides in glazes are:
Flux

RO or R2O

These oxides combine a
single oxygen atom with one or two metal atoms.

Base

Oxides with the pattern RO or R2O are called bases.

Stabilizer

R2O3

These oxides combine three
oxygen atoms with two
metal atoms.

Amphoterics

Oxides with the pattern R2O3 are called amphoterics.

Glass Former

RO2

These oxides combine two oxygen atoms with one
metal atom.

Acids

Oxides with the pattern RO or RO2 are called acids.
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