Molecule
Name
Perchlorate ion
IUPAC name
Perchlorate
Secondary names
Perchlorate anion, Perchlorate(1-) ion, tetraoxochlorate(VII), tetraoxochlorate(1-), ClO4(1-), ClO4-
InChI
InChI=1S/ClHO4/c2-1(3,4)5/h(H,2,3,4,5)/p-1
InChI key
VLTRZXGMWDSKGL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number
14797-73-0
Formula
$ClO_4^-$
Chemical formula
(ClO4)-
Structural formula
[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O
Charge
-1
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$Cl$ Chlorine 1
$O$ Oxygen 3
$O^-$ Oxide anion 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
99.451 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
Td
Case
spherical-top
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$-\gg Cl=O$ 3
$=\gg Cl-O^{-}$ 1