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Phosphoric acid

7664-38-2H3O4P97.994 g/mol

A phosphorus oxoacid that consists of one oxo and three hydroxy groups joined covalently to a central phosphorus atom. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Phosphoric acid

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H26-B-107 / R-050 · FY2014

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number7664-38-2ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaH3O4PChEBI ↗
Molar mass97.994 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass97.9769 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:26078ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass97.995 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass97.97689557 DaPubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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phosphoric acid
tetraoxophosphoric acid
NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[H]OP(=O)(O[H])O[H]
InChI=1S/H3O4P/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H3,1,2,3,4)

Names & synonyms

tetraoxophosphoric acidtrihydrogen tetraoxophosphate(3-)trihydroxidooxidophosphorus

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Classification & relationships

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Roles recorded in ChEBI

NMR chemical shift reference compoundfertilizersolventhuman metabolitealgal metabolite

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2014 source classification
Phosphoric acid · H26-B-107 / R-050
EndpointReported classification
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Acute toxicity (Dermal)Category 4
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Dusts and mists)Category 3
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 1
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 1
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (respiratory system)

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0102047 mol

Uses 97.994 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
O
Oxygen · 4 atoms
65.31%
P
Phosphorus · 1 atom
31.61%
H
Hydrogen · 3 atoms
3.09%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Variations in acid-etch patterns with different acids and etch times. ↗American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics · 2001 Jul · PMID 11455380
The regulation and function of phosphate in the human body. ↗BioFactors (Oxford, England) · 2004 · PMID 15630224

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:26078

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 1004 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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