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Phosphoric acid

crystalline, ≥99.999% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Orthophosphoric acid
• Linear Formula: H₃PO₄
• CAS Number: 7664-38-2
• Molecular Weight: 98.00
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1921286
• EC Number: 231-633-2
• MDL number: MFCD00011340
• UNSPSC Code: 12352300
• PubChem Substance ID: 24870329
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• vapor density: 3.4 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 2.2 mmHg ( 20 °C); 5 mmHg ( 25 °C)
• assay: ≥99.999% trace metals basis
• form: crystalline
• bp: 158 °C (lit.)
• mp: ~40 °C (lit.); 41-44 °C
• density: 1.685 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.); 1.830 g/mL at 25 °C
• SMILES string: OP(O)(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/H3O4P/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H3,1,2,3,4)
• InChI key: NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... SRC(6714)

Description

General description

Anhydrous phosphoric acid is a white solid which melts at 42.35^oC to form a viscous liquid. In aqueous solution phosphoric acid behaves as a triprotic acid, having three ionizable hydrogen atoms.

Application

Industrially, phosphoric acid may be used in fertilizers, detergents, pharmaceuticals, water softeners.

Packaging

Packaged in poly bottles

Other Notes

Concentrated phosphoric acid is approx. 85% H₃PO₄ (aqueous).

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H290,H302,H314
• pcodes: P234 - P260 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges