Constituent Co3(PO4)2.xH2O | SSHADE

Constituent

Name: Co3(PO4)2.xH2O
Official name: Cobalt(II) phosphate hydrates

Family: ionic solid
Class: normal salt
Compound type: phosphate

Constituent abundance in material

Relevance: main - major
Arrangement: single phase
Mass fraction: 1.0
Mole fraction: 1.0

Chemical composition

Formula: $(Co^{2+})_3.(PO_4^{3-})_2 \bullet nH_2O$
Chemical formula: Co3(PO4)m.nH2O
Elemental formula: (Co2+)3 P2 (O)2-10 (O-)6 (H)0-16
Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Co^{2+}$	Cobaltous cation	element	3	0.3333333333333333	1	constituent cation	main
	$(PO_4)^{3-}$	Phosphate anion	chemical function	2	0.2222222222222222	1	anionic radical	main
	$H_2O$	Water	molecule	0 - 8	0.4444444444444444 $\pm$ 0.4444444444444444	1	hydration	main

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number	Relevance
	$(PO_4)^{3-}$	2
	$R-OH$	2	main

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number	Relevance
	$\cdot Co^{2+} \cdot O^{-}-$	3
	$-O-H$	2	main
	$\dddot - \dddot - \dddot - P \dddot - O^{-3/4}$	4

Class: normal salts (07)
Type: hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)

Phase type: crystalline

Crystallography

Crystal system: various

Texture: polycrystalline

Physical properties

Molar mass: 366.742 - 438.80 $g/mol$
Density: 2.6 - 3.81 $g/cm^3$