Copper(II) phosphate
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| IUPAC name
copper(II) phosphate
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| Other names
tricopper diphosphate
tricopper bis(orthophosphate) | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.322 |
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| Properties | |
| Cu3(PO4)2 | |
| Molar mass | 380.580722 g/mol (anhydrous) 434.63 g/mol (trihydrate) |
| Appearance | light bluish-green powder (anhydrous) blue or olive crystals (trihydrate) |
| insoluble | |
| Solubility | anhydrous: soluble in ammonia trihydrate: soluble in ammonium hydroxide slightly soluble in acetone insoluble in ethanol |
| Structure | |
| orthorhombic (trihydrate) | |
| Hazards | |
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[1] |
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[1] |
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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TWA 100 mg/m3 (as Cu)[1] |
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Other cations
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Iron(II) 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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Copper(II) phosphate (not to be confused with copper(I) phosphate) is an inorganic compound consisting of copper cations and the phosphate anions; with the chemical formula Cu3(PO4)2. It may also be regarded as the cupric salt of phosphoric acid.
It is commonly encountered as the hydrated species Cu2(PO4)OH, which is green and occurs naturally as the mineral libethenite. Anhydrous copper(II) phosphate is blue with triclinic crystals and can be produced by a high-temperature reaction between diammonium phosphate and copper(II) oxide.[2]
- 2 (NH4)2HPO4 + 3 CuO → Cu3(PO4)2 + 3 H2O + 4 NH3
References
- ^ a b c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0150". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- ^ Shoemaker, G. L.; Anderson, J. B.; Kostiner, E. (15 September 1977). "Copper(II) phosphate". Acta Crystallographica Section B. 33 (9): 2969–2972. doi:10.1107/S0567740877010012.
External links
- Handbook of chemistry and physics http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/
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