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Phosphorus pentoxide crystallizes in at least four forms or polymorphs.The most familiar one, a metastable form [1] (shown in the figure), comprises molecules of P 4 O 10.Weak van der Waals forces hold these molecules together in a hexagonal lattice (However, in spite of the high symmetry of the molecules, the crystal packing is not a close packing [2]).
A general formula for such cyclic compounds is [HPO 3] x where x = number of phosphoric units in the molecule. When metaphosphoric acids lose their hydrogens as H +, cyclic anions called metaphosphates are formed. An example of a compound with such an anion is sodium hexametaphosphate (Na 6 P 6 O 18), used as a sequestrant and a food additive.
These compounds are between ionic and covalent compounds and thus have unusual bonding properties. [4] These elements are also noted for their stability in compounds due to their tendency to form covalent double bonds and triple bonds. This property of these elements leads to their potential toxicity, most evident in phosphorus, arsenic, and ...
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid, a.k.a. phosphoric acid H 3 PO 4.
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The compound can also be created in the gas phase by reacting nitrogen dioxide NO 2 or N 2 O 4 with ozone: [13] 2 NO 2 + O 3 → N 2 O 5 + O 2. However, the product catalyzes the rapid decomposition of ozone: [13] 2 O 3 + N 2 O 5 → 3 O 2 + N 2 O 5. Dinitrogen pentoxide is also formed when a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen is passed through an ...
Pyrophosphoric acid, also known as diphosphoric acid, is the inorganic compound with the formula H 4 P 2 O 7 or, more descriptively, [(HO) 2 P(O)] 2 O. Colorless and odorless, it is soluble in water, diethyl ether, and ethyl alcohol. The anhydrous acid crystallizes in two polymorphs, which melt at 54.3 and 71.5 °C.
The structure consists of tetrahedral {AsO 4} and octahedral {AsO 6} centers linked by sharing corners. [3] The structure differs from that of the corresponding phosphorus(V) oxide; as a result, although there is still a solid solution with that oxide, it only progresses to the equimolar point, at which point phosphorus has substituted for arsenic in all of its tetrahedral sites.