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Diarsenic pentoxide Arsenic pentoxide Names Other names

Arsenic(V) oxide
Neutral arsenic oxide (2:5)
Arsenic anhydride

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ChemSpider ECHA InfoCard 100.013.743 EC Number PubChem CID RTECS number UNII UN number 1559 CompTox Dashboard (EPA) InChI SMILES Properties Chemical formula As2O5 Molar mass 229.8402 g/mol Appearance white hygroscopic powder Density 4.32 g/cm3 Melting point 315 °C (599 °F; 588 K) (decomposes) Solubility in water 59.5 g/100 mL (0 °C)
65.8 g/100 mL (20 °C)
8.20 g/100 mL (100 °C) Solubility soluble in alcohol Acidity (pKa) 7 Hazards GHS labelling: Pictograms Signal word Danger Hazard statements H301, H331, H350, H410 Precautionary statements P201, P202, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P281, P301+P310, P304+P340, P308+P313, P311, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 NFPA 704 (fire diamond) 4 0 0 Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):

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50

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8 mg/kg (rat, oral) NIOSH (US health exposure limits): PEL

(Permissible)

[1910.1018] TWA 0.010 mg/m3[1] REL

(Recommended)

Ca C 0.002 mg/m3 [15-minute][1] IDLH

(Immediate danger)

Ca [5 mg/m3 (as As)][1] Related compounds

Other

cations Phosphorus pentoxide
Antimony pentoxide

Related compounds

Arsenic trioxide
Arsenic acid

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Chemical compound

Arsenic pentoxide is the inorganic compound with the formula As2O5.[2] This glassy, white, deliquescent solid is relatively unstable, consistent with the rarity of the As(V) oxidation state. More common, and far more important commercially, is arsenic(III) oxide (As2O3). All inorganic arsenic compounds are highly toxic and thus find only limited commercial applications.

The structure consists of tetrahedral {AsO4} and octahedral {AsO6} centers linked by sharing corners.[3] The structure differs from that of the corresponding phosphorus(V) oxide; as a result, although there is still a solid solution with that oxide, it only progresses to the equimolar point, at which point phosphorus has substituted for arsenic in all of its tetrahedral sites. Likewise, arsenic pentoxide can also dissolve up to an equimolar amount of antimony pentoxide, as antimony substitutes for arsenic only in its octahedral sites.[4]

Pierre Macquer found a crystallizable salt which he called ‘sel neutre arsenical’. This salt was the residue obtained after distilling nitric acid from a mixture of potassium nitrate and arsenic trioxide. Previously Paracelsus heated a mixture of arsenic trioxide and potassium nitrate. He applied the term ‘arsenicum fixum’ to the product. A. Libavius called the same product ‘butyrum arsenici’ (butter of arsenic), although this term was actually used for arsenic trichloride. The products that Paracelsus and Libavius found were all impure alkali arsenates.[5] Scheele prepared a number of arsenates by the action of arsenic acid on the alkalies. One of the arsenates that he prepared, was arsenic pentoxide.[6] The water in the alkalies evaporated at 180˚C, and the arsenic pentoxide was stable below 400˚C .[5]

Arsenic pentoxide can be crystallized by heating As2O3 under oxygen. This reaction is reversible:[3]

As2O5 ⇌ As2O3 + O2

Strong oxidizing agents such as ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and nitric acid convert arsenic trioxide to the pentoxide.

Arsenic acid can be generated via routine processing of arsenic compounds including the oxidation of arsenic and arsenic-containing minerals in air. Illustrative is the roasting of orpiment, a typical arsenic sulfide ore:[7]

2 As2S3 + 11 O2 → 2 As2O5 + 6 SO2

Like all inorganic arsenic compounds, the pentoxide is highly toxic. Its reduced derivative arsenite, which is an As(III) compound, is even more toxic since it has a high affinity for thiol groups of cysteine residues in proteins.

It is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. 11002), and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities which produce, store, or use it in significant quantities.[8]

  1. ^ a b c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0038". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  3. ^ a b Martin Jansen (1977). "Crystal Structure of As2O5". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 16 (5): 314–315. doi:10.1002/anie.197703142.
  4. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  5. ^ a b J. W. Mellor. "Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic & Theoretical Chemistry". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  6. ^ C.W. Zenger; et al. "Arsenic 149". Archived from the original on 2013-04-09.
  7. ^ Grund, S. C.; Hanusch, K.; Wolf, H. U. "Arsenic and Arsenic Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_113.pub2. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.
  8. ^ "40 C.F.R.: Appendix A to Part 355—The List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their Threshold Planning Quantities" (PDF) (July 1, 2008 ed.). Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

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