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Properties of substance:

phosphoric acid

Synonyms:

orthophosphoric acid

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

colorless monoclinic crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

H3O4P

Structural formula as text:

H3PO4

Molar/atomic mass: 97.995

Melting point (°C):

42.35

Decomposition temperature (°C):

213

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

diethyl ether: 525 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol: soluble [Ref.]
water: 329.2 (-16.3°C) [Ref.]
water: 369.5 (0.5°C) [Ref.]
water: 548 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 599.3 (24.03°C) [Ref.]
water: miscible (42.3°C) [Ref.]

Properties of solutions:

10% (wt.), solvent - water
  Viscosity (mPa·s) = 1.1 (25°)
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.05223 (25°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -2.1
  Boiling point (°C) = 100.2
20% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.1129 (25°)
30% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.1794 (25°)
40% (wt.), solvent - water
  Dynamic viscosity (mPa·s) = 3.856 (20°)
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.2536 (20°)
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.2527 (25°)
  Index of refraction = 1.3735 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -23.58
50% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.3334 (25°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -41.9
  Boiling point (°C) = 104.
60% (wt.), solvent - water
  Viscosity (mPa·s) = 9.2 (25°)
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.4223 (25°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -76.9
  Boiling point (°C) = 114.9
62,5% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -85.
70% (wt.), solvent - water
  Viscosity (mPa·s) = 15.4 (25°)
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.52 (25°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -43.
80% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.6275 (25°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -4.6
90% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = 28.8

Hygroscopic:

very hygroscopic

Interatomic distances and bond angles:

Interatomic distances (in pm): 157 (P-OH)
Interatomic distances (in pm): 152 (P=O)

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1671
Electrical Conductivity (mS/cm): 46.8

Density:

1.87 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. [Ref.1, Ref.2aster, Ref.3aster]
    2P + 4HNO3 + H2O → 2H3PO4 + 3NO + NO2
  2. [Ref.1aster, Ref.2aster]
    Na2HPO4 + 2HCl → H3PO4 + 2NaCl
  3. [Ref.1aster]
    P2O5 + 3H2O → 2H3PO4

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1]
    KI + H3PO4 → HI + KH2PO4

Dissociation:

H0 (1) = -5.2 (25°C)
pKBH+ (1) = -3 (25°C, water)
pKa (1) = 2.12 (25°C, water)
pKa (1) = 4.4 (25°C, acetic acid)
pKa (2) = 7.2 (25°C, water)
pKa (3) = 11.9 (25°C, water)

Permittivity (dielectric constant):

61 (25°C)

Viscosity (mPa·s):

76.5 (45°C)
177.7 (25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-1279 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-1119.1 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

110.5 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

106.1 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

13

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-1271.7 (l)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-1123.6 (l)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

150.8 (l)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

145 (l)

LD50 (mg/kg):

1250 (rats, oral)
1250 (mice, oral)

References:

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