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Phosphorus pentoxide crystallizes in at least four forms or polymorphs.The most familiar one, a metastable form [1] (shown in the figure), comprises molecules of P 4 O 10.Weak van der Waals forces hold these molecules together in a hexagonal lattice (However, in spite of the high symmetry of the molecules, the crystal packing is not a close packing [2]).
The oxidation states are also maintained in articles of the elements (of course), and systematically in the table {{Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state}}
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Oxidation states are typically represented by integers which may be positive, zero, or negative. In some cases, the average oxidation state of an element is a fraction, such as 8 / 3 for iron in magnetite Fe 3 O 4 . The highest known oxidation state is reported to be +9, displayed by iridium in the tetroxoiridium(IX) cation (IrO + 4). [1]
Phosphorus forms a wide range of sulfides, where the phosphorus can be in P(V), P(III) or other oxidation states. The three-fold symmetric P 4 S 3 is used in strike-anywhere matches. P 4 S 10 and P 4 O 10 have analogous structures. [48] Mixed oxyhalides and oxyhydrides of phosphorus(III) are almost unknown.
Pyrophosphoric acid. In chemistry, a phosphoric acid, in the general sense, is a phosphorus oxoacid in which each phosphorus (P) atom is in the oxidation state +5, and is bonded to four oxygen (O) atoms, one of them through a double bond, arranged as the corners of a tetrahedron.
Arsenic pentoxide is the inorganic compound with the formula As 2 O 5. [2] This glassy, white, deliquescent solid is relatively unstable, consistent with the rarity of the As(V) oxidation state.
Protactinium oxides are known for the metal oxidation states +2, +4 and +5. The most stable is white pentoxide Pa 2 O 5, which can be produced by igniting protactinium(V) hydroxide in air at a temperature of 500 °C. [10] Its crystal structure is cubic, and the chemical composition is often non-stoichiometric, described as PaO 2.25. Another ...