Polyphosphoric Acid (Noun)
Meaning
A series of oxyacids of phosphorus.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Polyphosphoric acid is a series of oxyacids of phosphorus that contain one or more P-O-P bonds like all condensed phosphates.
- The polyphosphoric acid is highly corrosive and hygroscopic liquid at room temperature with the general formula of Hn+2PnO3n+1.
- Polyphosphoric acid or condensed phosphoric acid is structurally composed of a series of oxyacids of phosphorus with a general formula that ranges from the two up to infinity.
- The series of oxyacids of phosphorus known as polyphosphoric acid exhibit high molecular weight.
- Polyphosphoric acid is a synonym for a series of oxyacids of phosphorus known as condensed phosphoric acids.