Basic Information
H3PO4
Another name for phosphoric acid is orthophosphoric acid
It's desity is apx. 1.885 g/mL
Melting point is 42.35 degrees celcius
Boiling point is at 158 degrees celcius
Solubility in wather is at 5.48 g/mL
Isn't Flammable
Polar molecule
White solid a room temp and pressure
Used in denistry
Used in fertilizers
In Coke and Pepsi
Inorganic Acid
Obsorbes moisture in the air when a solid
As a liquid the acid it colorless and odorless
History
Another name for phosphoric acid is orthophosphoric acid
It's desity is apx. 1.885 g/mL
Melting point is 42.35 degrees celcius
Boiling point is at 158 degrees celcius
Solubility in wather is at 5.48 g/mL
Isn't Flammable
Polar molecule
White solid a room temp and pressure
Used in denistry
Used in fertilizers
In Coke and Pepsi
Inorganic Acid
Obsorbes moisture in the air when a solid
As a liquid the acid it colorless and odorless
History
Phosphoric acid was found from bone ash in 1770 by two Swedish chemists, Johann Gottlieb Gahn and Karl Wilhelm Scheele. Four years later, Scheele discovered that the acid could be made by adding nitric acid to phosphorus.