546. Ammonium Phosphotungstate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1311-90-6
Ammonium tungstophosphate; ammonium phosphowolframate.
H12N3O40PW12; mol wt 2931.15.
H 0.41%, N 1.43%, O 21.83%, P 1.06%, W 75.26%.
(NH4)3PO4.12WO3.

Description and references

Prepn: Wu, J. Biol. Chem. 43, 189 (1920); Healy. Radiochim. Acta 2, 146 (1964).

Properties

Dihydrate, microcryst powder. Soly in water (20°): 0.15 g/l. Freely sol in fixed alkali hydroxide solns.

Use

As ion-exchanger.