Phosphate
salts or esters of phosphoric acid
A phosphate is a salt of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are important in biochemistry.Phosphates have the formula PO43- and a molar mass of 94.973 g/mol. An example of a phosphate is sodium phosphate. Three different types of phosphates are known. They are orthophosphate, PO43-; metaphosphate, PO32-; and pyrophosphate, P2O73-. They have a combining power of 3.
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Systematic IUPAC name Phosphate[1] | |||
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Beilstein Reference | 3903772 | ||
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Gmelin Reference | 1997 | ||
MeSH | Phosphates | ||
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PO3− 4 | |||
Molar mass | 94.9714 g mol−1 | ||
Conjugate acid | Hydrogen phosphate | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
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Structure
Phosphates are made of one phosphorus atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms. Many phosphates do not dissolve in water.
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