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| Other names Aluminium arsenate | |
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| Properties | |
| AlAsO4 | |
| Molar mass | 165.899 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colourless crystals |
| Density | 3.25 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 1,000 °C (1,830 °F; 1,270 K) |
| insoluble | |
Solubility product (Ksp) | 10−18.06 for2 AlAsO4.7 H2O.[1] |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.596 |
| Structure | |
| hexagonal | |
| Thermochemistry | |
Std molar entropy(S⦵298) | 145.6 J/mol K |
Std enthalpy of formation(ΔfH⦵298) | −1431.1 kJ/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Aluminium arsenate is aninorganic compound with the formulaAlAsO4.[2] It is most commonly found as an octahydrate. It is a colourless solid that is produced by the reaction betweensodium arsenate and a soluble aluminium salt. Aluminium arsenate occurs naturally as the mineralmansfieldite.[3] Anhydrous form is known as an extremely rare,fumarolic mineral alarsite[4] A synthetic hydrate of aluminium arsenate is produced by hydrothermal method. with the formulationAl2O3·3As2O5·10H2O.[5]
Modification of aluminium orthoarsenate was carried out by heating different samples to different temperatures. Both amorphous and crystalline forms were obtained.[6] The solubility product was determined to be 10−18.06 for aluminium arsenate hydrate of formulaAlAsO4·3.5H2O.[1]Like gallium arsenate and boron arsenate, it adopts the α-quartz-type structure. The high pressure form has arutile-type structure in which aluminium and arsenic are six-coordinate.
