Phosphorus oxide can refer to: *

Phosphorus pentoxide Phosphorus pentoxide is a chemical compound with molecular formula Phosphorus, P4Oxygen, O10 (with its common name derived from its empirical formula, P2O5). This white crystalline solid is the anhydride of phosphoric acid. It is a powerful desic ...

(phosphorus(V) oxide, phosphoric anhydride), P₂O₅ *

Phosphorus trioxide Phosphorus trioxide is the chemical compound with the molecular formula P4O6. Although the molecular formula suggests the name tetraphosphorus hexoxide, the name phosphorus trioxide preceded the knowledge of the compound's molecular structure, a ...

(phosphorus(III) oxide, phosphorous anhydride), P₂O₃ *

Phosphorus tetroxide Diphosphorus tetroxide, or phosphorus tetroxide is an inorganic compound of phosphorus and oxygen. It has the empirical chemical formula . Solid phosphorus tetroxide (also referred to as phosphorus(III,V)-oxide) consists of variable mixtures of t ...

, Between the commercially important P₄O₆ and P₄O₁₀, several other, less common

oxide An oxide () is a chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula. "Oxide" itself is the dianion (anion bearing a net charge of −2) of oxygen, an O2− ion with oxygen in the oxidation st ...

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phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol P and atomic number 15. All elemental forms of phosphorus are highly Reactivity (chemistry), reactive and are therefore never found in nature. They can nevertheless be prepared ar ...

are known. Specifically, P₄O₇, P₄O₉, and P₂O₆ all bear structures intermediate between the endmembers:Luer, B.; Jansen, M. "Crystal Structure Refinement of Tetraphosphorus Nonaoxide, P₄O₉" Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 1991, volume 197, pages 247-8. Structures of phosphorus oxides edit

On observation it will be seen that double bonded oxygen in P₄O₈ at 1,2 position or 1,3 position are identical and both positions have same steric hindrance. Cycle 12341 and ABCDA are identical. Gases: *

Phosphorus monoxide Phosphorus monoxide is an unstable radical inorganic compound with molecular formula P O. Phosphorus monoxide is notable as one of the few molecular compounds containing phosphorus that has been detected outside of Earth. Other phosphorus cont ...

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Phosphorus dioxide Phosphorus dioxide () is a gaseous oxide of phosphorus. It is a free radical that plays a role in the chemiluminescence of phosphorus and phosphine. It is produced when phosphates are heated to high temperatures. In the ground state the molecule ...

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