Constituent
Name
H3[P(W3O10)4] · xH2O
Official name
Phosphotungstic acid hydrate (PTA)
Family
covalent network solid
Class
tridimentional covalent network solid
Compound type
tungstate
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$H_3[PW_{12}O_{40}] \bullet nH_2O$
Chemical formula
H3[PW12O40]•nH2O
Elemental formula
W12 (O)41-64 (H)5-51 P
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$W$ Tungsten element 12 0.17518248175182483 1 constituent element main
$O$ Oxygen element 40 0.583941605839416 1 constituent element main
$H$ Hydrogen element 3 0.043795620437956206 1 constituent element main
$P$ Phosphorus element 1 0.014598540145985401 1 constituent element main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 1 - 24 0.18248175182481752 $\pm$ 0.1678832116788321 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-OH$ 2 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\geq\mid W-O$ 64
$>>P-O$ 5
$-O-H$ 3
$-O-H$ 2 main
Class
tridimensional covalent networks (11)
Type
multi mixed atoms tridimensional networks (11.06)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
unknown
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
2898.1 - 3312.0 $g/mol$
Color
colorless, grayish, pale yellow-green