Magnesium phosphate tribasic

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Magnesium phosphate tribasic
Names
IUPAC name
Trimagnesium Diphosphate
Other names
magnesium phosphate, phosphoric acid, magnesium salt (2:3), tertiary magnesium phosphate, trimagnesium phosphate
Identifiers
10233-87-1
15662
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PubChem 24439
Properties
Mg3O8P2
Molar mass 262.85 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline powder
Melting point 1,184 °C (2,163 °F; 1,457 K)
Insoluble
Solubility Soluble in salt solution
Hazards
R-phrases R25, R36, R37, R38
NFPA 704
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g., water Health code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g., turpentine Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
0
1
0
Flash point N/A
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Trimagnesium phosphate is a compound with formula Mg3(PO4)2. It is a magnesium acid salt of phosphoric acid.

It can be formed by reaction of stoichiometric quantities of monomagnesium phosphate with magnesium hydroxide.

Mg(H2PO4)2+2 Mg(OH)2→Mg3(PO4)2•8H2O [1]

Found in nature in octohydrate form as the mineral bobierrite.[2]

Safety

Magnesium phosphate tribasic is listed on the FDA's generally recognized as safe, or GRAS, list of substances.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION A process for the manufacture of highly pure trimagnesium phosphate octahydrate" (.html). Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "magnesium phosphate - Compound Summary". Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE". Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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