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Properties | |
Mo3P | |
Molar mass | 318.82 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | grey crystals |
insoluble | |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds | Molybdenum monophosphide, Molybdenum diphosphide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Trimolybdenum phosphide is a binary inorganic compound of molybdenum metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula Mo3P. [1] [2]
Trimolybdenum phosphide can be obtained via electrolysis of a melt mixture of molybdenum hexametaphosphate with molybdenum(VI) oxide and sodium chloride.
Trimolybdenum phosphide forms grey crystals of tetragonal crystal system with space group I4. [3] It is insoluble in water. Trimolybdenum phosphide becomes superconducting at 7 K. [4]
Trimolybdenum phosphide can be used as a catalyst for electrocatalytic processes. [5] [6] It can also be used in accumulators. [7] [8]