Constituent
Name
Methane seleninic acid (MSA)
Official name
Methaneseleninic acid
Family
molecular solid
Class
non polar molecular solid
Compound type
inorganic molecular solid
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$CH_3SeOOH$
Chemical formula
CH3SeOOH
Elemental formula
C H4 O2 Se
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$CH_3SeOOH$ Methaneseleninic acid molecule 1 1.0 1 constituent molecular main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-CH_3$ 1 main
$R-OH$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\geq C-H$ 3 main
$\geq C-Se \eqslantless$ 1 main
$>Se=O$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr Se-O-$ 1 main
$-O-H$ 1 main
Class
molecular solids with polar molecules (02)
Type
with polyatomic organic polar molecules (CnHm...) (02.01)
Group
hydrocarbon with chalcogens (02.01.03)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
orthorhombic
Crystal class
disphenoidal
Crystal class symbol
222 (D2)
Crystal spacegroup
P2(1)2(1)2(1)
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
127.012 $g/mol$
Refringence type
unknown