Molecule
Name
Phosphate ion
IUPAC name
Phosphate
Secondary names
Phosphate anion, Phosphate(3-) ion, orthophosphate, tetraoxidophosphate(3-), phosphoric acid, ion(3-), PO4(3-)
InChI
InChI=1S/H3O4P/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H3,1,2,3,4)/p-3
InChI key
NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number
14265-44-2
Formula
$PO_4^{3-}$
Chemical formula
(PO4)3-
Structural formula
[O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-]
Charge
-3
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$P$ Phosphorus 1
$O$ Oxygen 1
$O^-$ Oxide anion 3
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
94.971 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
Td
Case
spherical-top
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$=P-O^-$ 3
$P=O$ 1