Carbonate ion | SSHADE

Molecule

Name: Carbonate ion

Name and identifiers

IUPAC name: Carbonate
Secondary names: Carbonate anion(2-), Carbonate(2-) ion, Carbonic acid, ion(2-), Trioxidocarbonate, CO3--, CO3(2-)
InChI: InChI=1S/CH2O3/c2-1(3)4/h(H2,2,3,4)/p-2
InChI key: BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number: 3812-32-6

Structure and atomic composition

Formula: $CO_3^{2-}$
Chemical formula: (CO3)2-
Structural formula: [C(=O)([O-])[O-]]
Charge: -2
Unpaired electrons: 0

	Atom	Name	Number
	$C$	Carbon	1
	$O$	Oxygen	1
	$O^-$	Oxide anion	2

Relations

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Isotopic composition

Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

Nuclear spin isomers

Spin type: equilibrated

Molar mass: 60.008 $g/mol$
Protic: aprotic
Polarity: ionic

Fundamental vibration modes

Molecule symmetry: D3h
Case: spherical-top

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$	2
	$>C=O$	1