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Strontium oxide
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<p>Strontium oxide or strontia, SrO, is formed when <a href="/facts/Strontium/ABaA5qQK">strontium</a> reacts with <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a>. Burning strontium in air results in a mixture of strontium oxide and <a href="/facts/Strontium_nitride/zzv4yW5c">strontium nitride</a>. It also forms from the decomposition of <a href="/facts/Strontium_carbonate/08rRdbXQ">strontium carbonate</a> SrCO3. It is a strongly basic oxide. </p>