
Phosphoric Acid
Phosphoric acid appears as a clear colorless liquid or transparent crystalline solid. The pure solid melts at 42.35 °C and has a density of 1.834 g / cm3. Liquid is usually an 85% aqueous solution. Shipped as both a solid and liquid. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Used in making fertilizers and detergents and in food processing. — CAMEO Chemicals
- IUPAC name
- phosphoric acid
- Molecular formula
- H3O4P
- Molecular weight
- 97.995 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 97.97689557 Da
- XLogP3
- -2.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 77.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:26078
- ChEBI:CHEBI:52641
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1187
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5024263
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:26820058
- PubMed:21170321
- PubMed:16840252
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