Pyrophosphate

Pyrophosphate

A class of phosphorus compounds produced by the reaction of either anhydrous ammonia or potassium hydroxide with pyrophosphoric acid (H4P2O7). Pyrophosphoric acid is a condensation product of two molecules of orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4). The main polyphosphate species in polyphosphate fertilizers.

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Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid that contain two phosphate groups.

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A salt of pyrophosphoric acid.

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K 4 P 2 O 7 _3H 2 O Water-soluble, colorless crystals; dehydrates below 300_C, melts at 1090_C; used in tin plating, china-clay purification, dyeing, oil-drilling muds, and ...