Metaphosphate
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Metaphosphate
A metaphosphate ion is an oxyanion that has the empirical formula PO3−.[1] The structure of a metaphosphate ion can be described as being made up of PO4 structural units in which each unit shares two corners with another unit. This can come about in two ways.
- Formation of a ring, as in trimetaphosphate, illustrated.
- Formation of an infinite chain , with the same structure as in ammonium metavanadate
See also
References
- ^ Averbuch-Pouchot, M.T; A. Durif, A. (1996). Topics in Phosphate Chemistry. World Scientific Pub Co Inc. ISBN 981-02-2634-9.
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