Molecule
Name
Selenite ion
IUPAC name
Selenite
Secondary names
Selenite anion, Selenite(2-) ion, SeO3(2-)
InChI
InChI=1S/H2O3Se/c1-4(2)3/h(H2,1,2,3)/p-2
InChI key
MCAHWIHFGHIESP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number
14124-67-5
Formula
$SeO_3^{2-}$
Chemical formula
(SeO3)2-
Structural formula
[[O-][Se](=O)[O-]]
Charge
-2
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$Se$ Selenium 1
$O$ Oxygen 1
$O^-$ Oxide anion 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
126.97 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
C2v
Case
symmetric-top
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\eqslantgtr Se-O^{-}$ 2
$>Se=O$ 1