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The hydrogen chromate ion, HCrO 4 −, is a weak acid: HCrO − 4 ⇌ CrO 2− 4 + H +; pK a ≈ 5.9. It is also in equilibrium with the dichromate ion: 2 HCrO − 4 ⇌ Cr 2 O 2− 7 + H 2 O. This equilibrium does not involve a change in hydrogen ion concentration, which would predict that the equilibrium is independent of pH.
Chromate anions (CrO 2− 4) and dichromate (Cr 2 O 7 2−) anions are the principal ions at this oxidation state. They exist at an equilibrium, determined by pH: 2 [CrO 4] 2− + 2 H + ⇌ [Cr 2 O 7] 2− + H 2 O. Chromium(VI) oxyhalides are known also and include chromyl fluoride (CrO 2 F 2) and chromyl chloride (CrO
Loss of the second proton occurs in the pH range 4–8, making the ion [HCrO 4] − a weak acid. [citation needed] Molecular chromic acid could in principle be made by adding chromium trioxide to water (cf. manufacture of sulfuric acid). CrO 3 + H 2 O ⇌ H 2 CrO 4. In practice, the reverse reaction occurs: molecular chromic acid dehydrates ...
The structure of the pyridine complex has been determined crystallographically. [2] Adducts with other N-heterocycles have also been characterized similarly. [3] Aqueous chromium(VI) oxide peroxide decomposes in a few seconds, turning green as chromium(III) compounds are formed. [4] 2 CrO(O 2) 2 + 7 H 2 O 2 + 6 H + → 2 Cr 3+ + 10 H 2 O + 7 O 2
Chromate and dichromate have equal concentrations. Setting [CrO 2− 4] equal to [Cr 2 O 2− 7] in Eq. 3 gives [CrO 2− 4] = 1 / β 2 [H +] 2 . The predominance diagram is interpreted as follows. The chromate ion is the predominant species in the region to the right of the green and blue lines. Above pH ~6.75 it is always the ...
The phosphite ion, PO 3− 3, is a strong base, and so always carries at least one proton. In this case the proton is attached directly to the phosphorus atom with the structure HPO 2− 3. In forming this ion, the phosphite ion is behaving as a Lewis base and donating a pair of electrons to the Lewis acid, H +. Predominance diagram for chromate
A chromate ester is a chemical structure that contains a chromium atom (symbol Cr) in a +6 oxidation state that is connected via an oxygen (O) linkage to a carbon (C) atom. The Cr itself is in its chromate form, with several oxygens attached, and the Cr–O–C attachment makes this chemical group structurally similar to other ester functional groups.
The reactivity of the chromate anion with silver is lower than with halides (e.g. chlorides) so that in a mixture of both ions, only silver chloride precipitate will form: [9] AgNO 3(aq) + Cl − (aq) + CrO 2− 4(aq) → AgCl (s) + CrO 2− 4(aq) + NO − 3(aq) Only when no chloride (or any halogen) is left will silver chromate form and ...